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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newport Army Ammunition Plant | 1 |
| Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility | 1 |
| Newport Chemical Depot canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
this entity surface form:
Newport Army Ammunition Plant