Remotely Controlled Ordnance Clearing Operation Ordnance Remediation Report

摘要

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) tasked AFRL to perform a subsurface ordnance removal operation using robotically controlled equipment within a nine-grid area (4.13 acres) of Ordnance Operable Unit 6, a 28 acre site located within the former Camp Croft, near Spartanburg, SC. This area was previously identified as an impact area that contained multiple metal fragments, mortar projectiles, smoke canisters, and fuzes within 8 to 12 inches of the ground surface. A two phase tasking plan was developed by USACE to clear the site of unexploded ordnance (UXO) items. The first phase tasking was assigned to AFRL to remove and sift the top 12' of soil by remote controlled excavation. The second phase task was to 'mag and flag' the excavated area and then to continue the excavation process until all the UXO was cleared from the area. The job of removing and handling the UXO was performed by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) certified contractor in support of the USACE.