Facilities of CW Stockpiling and Destruction
Facilities of CW stockpiling and destructionPlan for destruction of chemical weapons at the CWDF in Gornyi (Saratov region)
Plan for the construction and operation of chemical weapons destruction facilities (with US financial and technical assistance)
Plan for the construction and operation of chemical weapons destruction facilities (without US financial and technical assistance)
Plan for destruction of chemical weapons at the CWDF in Gornyi (Saratov region)
The first phase of the chemical weapons destruction facility (CWDF) in Gornyi (Saratov region) is already in place and has a capacity of up to 100 MT of toxic agents per year. It is designed to destroy lewisite stored at that facility. The construction of the second phase of this facility, with a capacity of 80-100 MT of toxic agents per month, is nearing completion. The second phase is designed to destroy mustard and mustard-lewisite mixtures. The facility is scheduled to come into operation in the third quarter of 2002. By April 29, 2003 no less than 400 MT of toxic agents will be destroyed at the Gornyi CWDF, thus completing the first intermediate stage - the destruction of 1% of chemical weapons stockpiles.Timetable for chemical weapons destruction at the Gornyi CWDF (Saratov region)
Toxic agent | Weight, MT | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Lewisite | 253 | - | 53 | 100 | 100 |
Mustard | 692 | 20 | 550 | 122 | - |
Mustard-lewisite mixture | 215 | - | - | 100 | 115 |
TOTAL: | 1,160 | 20 | 6031 | 322 | 215 |
1 All stockpiles of toxic agents stored at the Gornyi CWDF will be destroyed by the end of the year 2005.
Comparison of Federal Target Programme "Destruction of chemical weapons in the Russian Federation" in new and old wording
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