TOXIC CHEMICAL STORAGE AL JUDAIL 4 NOV 90

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Subject: TOXIC CHEMICAL STORAGE AL JUDAIL  4 NOV 90                      

Unit: 1 MEF       

Parent Organization: FMF PAC     

Box  ID: BX600022

Folder Title: folder 2 industrial chemical threat i marine expeditionary force cna 2386                       

Document Number:         26

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                                      UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
                                  Detachment,.3d Civil Affairs Group
                                  1 i,iarine Expeditionary Force, Fi-iF
                              FPO San Francisco, California 3t56G8-540E

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             From:' Officer in Charge
             To:     Deputy Commander, I Marine Expeditionary Force, FMF
             Subj:   TOXIC CHEMICAL STOR(-)GE--AL JUE?PIL                              5 U.S.C.
             1. The MEF Medical Officer, CAPT Crir,; OES representative, Dr. 552
             i@ic6rady; ARC-EI@T Civil Affa'
                                            irS Liaison CJfficer, i,iai Brophy; and i(b)(3)
             met with a local Saudi civil jefense official,
                         icot3ay au ieiiov-;. HLso in attendance were  une sarety
             officials of
             respectively.                                  5 U.S.C.   552 (b)(3)
             P. The meeting was productive.

                  a. It was confirmed that the storage levels of the toxic
             chemical, anhydrous               were reduced te, approximately ten
             percent of nirnal storage capacity. They have been working at a
             minimum level of storage and production for some time now.

                  b. The storage levels of the anhydrous ammonia, which is
             stored both in the in-iiirtrial port anj at plants s@-ut@i of Haii i
             through 3, though reduced is built up slowly during the month while
             awaiting shipping.     Tttc.,.tr.V, the safety storage features of "double
             shell" tanks and emergency drainage systems for the chemical were
             discussed, we are not,, concerned at,out the potential danger :,f these
imum storage le.Ve',S AS Sr-.,CHS are oulir up Guring zne month.
                                       5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(3)
                  C.                    and tne Safety Officials reviewed all the
             sarety ano aiert measures, including the operations center at the
             Royal Commission ano the monitoring system throughout tne
             Industrial City.

             3. We are preparing another@ report, to                shortly, that will
             demonstrate the anhydrous ammonia threat to the commercial port
             based on these minimum levels.       The issue will then become one of
             acceptable risk.






             Copy to:    MEF i-iejfj
                         DEG (Dr. i,icgraoy)
                         ARCENT CA LNO






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Subject = TOXIC CHEMICAL STORAGE AL JUDAIL 4 NOV 90
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