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| Parsons to be part of Russian CWDF project Parsons is the prime contractor supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) with the design, construction, systemization, and startup of the Shchuch'ye chemical weapons destruction facility (CWDF) near the town of Shchuch'ye, Russia. This facility will safely destroy a Cold War-era stockpile of nerve agent munitions stored at the nearby Planovy military base. A recent legislative report emphasizes the importance of the Shchuch'ye CWDF as a flagship project for the Department of Defense (DoD) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program. DTRA implements the DoD's CTR program, which is designed to assist the countries of the former Soviet Union to destroy nuclear, chemical, and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD). This project supports the Russian Federation's Chemical Weapons Convention requirement to eliminate its 32,500-metric-ton stockpile of chemical nerve agent. Recently, the CTR program has expanded its mission from securing and dismantling WMD at the root source to protecting against WMD "on the move" by enhancing land and maritime border security in the former Soviet Union. Parsons is the prime contractor or a significant team member in three of the eight systems contracts in the continental United States, and we designed four of the other five continental U.S. facilities. Parsons also designed the first U.S. chemical demilitarization facility that was successfully operated and closed on Johnston Atoll. We have the knowledge and expertise to safely destroy chemical and conventional weapons while protecting the workforce, the public, and the environment. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |