Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant
The Bechtel Pueblo Team was selected by the Department of Defense’s Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program to design, build, operate and close a plant to destroy the chemical weapons stockpile stored at the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado.
One Team One Mission
In September 2002, Bechtel Pueblo Team was awarded the contract by DoD to act as the systems contractor to design, construct, systemize, pilot test, operate, and close PCAPP. Bechtel teamed up with companies Parsons, AECOM, Battelle and GP Strategies to help accomplish the mission of destroying the stockpile safely and compliantly.
Chemical Weapons Destruction Technologies
The Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program, the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot and the surrounding community worked together to select a munitions destruction method: neutralization followed by biotreatment.
Surety Program
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s (PCAPP) mission is the safe and evironmentally-sound destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile stored at the U.S. Army Chemical Depot. The Surety Program helps ensure that PCAPP employees are reliable, effective and competent to perform the important mission of safely destroying the chemical weapons stockpile.
Employment Opportunities
The City of Pueblo is located in Southern Colorado approximately 115 miles south of Denver. Nestled in the Banana Belt, Pueblo is known for its 300 days of sunshine and its famous Pueblo Green Chile, which is a staple in Pueblo cuisine.