479560 The Jack Rabbit II 2015-2016 Chlorine Release Field Trial Experiments

Monday, March 27, 2017
Exhibit Hall 3 (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Shannon B. Fox, Chemical Security Analysis Center, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, Thomas O. Spicer III, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, Leo Stockham, Hazard Prediction and Assessment, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Albuquerque, NM, Mark Whitmire, Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC), DHS S&T, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, Ronald Meris, Technical Research, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Fort Belvoir, VA, Thomas Mazzola, Technical Reachback, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Lorton, VA, Joseph Chang, Operations Division, Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute (HSSAI), Falls Church, VA, Steven Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME, Michael Sohn, Environment Energy Technologies, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, Damon Nicholson, Special Programs, Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT and Andy Byrnes, Emergency Services, Utah Valley University, Provo, UT

In the summers of 2015 and 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC) conducted the Phase 1 field trials of the Jack Rabbit II (JR II) program, a series of large-scale outdoor chlorine release experiments with a collaborative team of partners from government, industry, and academia. Sponsored by the CSAC, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), and Transport Canada, these field trials were performed to fill critical knowledge, data, and capability gaps to support and improve chemical release modeling, industrial safety, and emergency response. An overview of the program will be presented, along with details of the experimental test plans and execution of the 9 successful chlorine release trials ranging from 5 to 20 tons. High-definition, high-speed, and infrared video footage captured from the release trials will be presented along with preliminary data and findings.

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