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March 27, 2000 07:45
Army Announces Details of Tests for Commodore Applied Technologies,
Inc.'s Joint Venture, Teledyne-Commodore, LLC
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Commodore Applied
Technologies, Inc. (Amex: CXI, CXI.WS) today announced that the U.S.
Army has released details of the planned tests of its joint venture,
Teledyne- Commodore's proprietary technologies for the Phase II
Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment (ACWA) program.
The Army will test Teledyne-Commodore's patented Solvated Electron
Technology (SET(TM)) process and its Ammonia Fluid-Jet Process
Technology, used in the destruction of chemical weapons.
Teledyne-Commodore, LLC, is a joint venture of Teledyne Brown
Engineering, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies
Incorporated (NYSE: TDY), and Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
(Amex: CXI).
In two separate sets of tests, Teledyne-Commodore will test seven major
unit operations involving the majority of the proprietary and patented
SET(TM) and Ammonia Fluid-Jet Process technologies.
The first set of tests involves two unit operations, the destruction of
chemical weapons agents with the SET(TM) system, followed by the
oxidation of the residues. The oxidation step will convert the residues
into a form suitable for safe disposal in a landfill.
The SET(TM) process, which includes a reducing solution of sodium in
solution with anhydrous ammonia (a common fertilizer), will be used to
destroy mustard agent and the nerve agents, sarin and VX, in the tests.
This test will be conducted at the Chemical Agent Munition Disposal
System (CAMDS) near Tooele, Utah.
The second set of tests includes five unit operations. The first is the
safe accessing and removal of explosive and propellant from
chemical-agent training rockets, using the Ammonia Fluid-Jet Process,
followed by the destruction of those explosives and propellant using the
SET(TM) process. This test will also be followed by the oxidation of
residues.
Metal parts from the weapons, and dunnage (material such as wood, carbon
fibers, fiberglass and chemical protective suits, left over after the
demilitarization process), contaminated with chemical-agent simulants,
will also be treated by the SET(TM) process. These tests will be
conducted at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.
Paul E. Hannesson, Chairman and CEO, said, "The ACWA program is designed
to identify technological alternatives to incineration, alternatives
that are capable of safely and effectively destroying chemical weapons,
as part of the Army's multibillion-dollar program to dispose of all
chemical warfare weapons. These tests begin a new phase in the
application of SET(TM) as a solution to the nation's and world's
chemical weapon stockpile."
"The use of live chemical agents and energetics, combined with the
ammonia fluid-jet system, will provide a very meaningful and significant
demonstration of most of the major components of our integrated SET(TM)
and ammonia fluid- jet systems in the ACWA program," said William C.
Burns, President of Teledyne-Commodore. "Our proven track record of
agent neutralization in the laboratory, combined with prior successful
demonstrations of demilitarization of chemical-training rockets and
their associated energetics at Redstone Arsenal, gives us every reason
to be believe these tests will be successful."
The Army made its announcement on the details of the tests at the
current meeting of the Dialogue for Assembled Chemical Weapons
Assessment, an association of environmental, public interest, and state
and local government organizations selected to work with the Army in its
assessment of ACWA technologies. That assessment includes the
determination of public acceptability of the technologies. The ACWA
Dialogue meeting concluded on March 15 in Portland, OR. The second test
phase of ACWA is scheduled from June-September. A report of the test
results will be delivered to Congress in March 2001.
Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., is
a technology solutions company with core competencies in environmental,
aerospace, defense, information technology solutions, and energy
products applications.
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is a leading provider of
sophisticated electronics and communications products, systems
engineering solutions, and aerospace engines and components. With 1999
revenues of $803.4 million, Teledyne Technologies employs more than
5,800 people in the U.S., the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, is an environmental solutions company focused on processing and
management of high-end hazardous waste from nuclear, radioactive, toxic,
and chemical sources. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Commodore
Advanced Sciences and Commodore Solution Technologies, the company
provides technical engineering services and proprietary remediation
technologies (SET?) to the government and private sectors.
These materials contain forward-looking statements based on a series of
projections and estimates regarding economics within the company's
markets, the industries in which the company operates, the effects of
legislation and regulations, as well as business and competitive
outlook.
For more information please visit www.commodore.com
SOURCE Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
/CONTACT: James M. DeAngelis or Melissa C. Berkowitz, 212-308-5800, both
of Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc./
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