Newport Chemical Depot

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Newport Chemical Depot was a former U.S. Army installation in Indiana that stored and later destroyed part of the nation’s chemical weapons stockpile.

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instanceOf United States Army installation
chemical weapons storage facility
area approximately 7,000 acres
chemicalWeaponsDestructionEndDate 2008
chemicalWeaponsDestructionMethod neutralization
chemicalWeaponsDestructionStartDate 2005
closureDate 2010
conflictAssociatedWith Cold War
constructionStartDate 1941
controlledBy U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity
surface form: United States Army Chemical Materials Agency
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates in Indiana, United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateDissolved 2010
environmentalRegulation subject to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency oversight
formerName Newport Chemical Depot self-linksurface differs
surface form: Newport Army Ammunition Plant
function destruction of chemical weapons
storage of chemical weapons
garrison civilian and military workforce
heritage World War II-era ordnance production site
inception 1941
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnWaterbody near the Wabash River
location Vermillion County, Indiana NERFINISHED
near Newport, Indiana
militaryBranch United States Army
notableEvent completion of VX nerve agent destruction in 2008
operator United States Army
originalName Wabash River Ordnance Works
ownedBy United States Department of the Army
partOf U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program
surface form: United States chemical weapons stockpile
partOfProgram U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program
surface form: U.S. Army Chemical Materials Demilitarization Program
postClosureUse commercial development
industrial development
recreational use
primaryChemicalAgentStored VX nerve agent
reasonForClosure completion of chemical weapons destruction mission
safetyMeasure secure perimeter and restricted access
state Indiana
status closed
typeOfWeaponStored nerve agent munitions
usedFor production of explosives during World War II
production of heavy water during World War II
storage of VX nerve agent during the Cold War

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U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program primarySites Newport Chemical Depot
this entity surface form: Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
Newport Chemical Depot formerName Newport Chemical Depot self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Newport Army Ammunition Plant