Experience

Experience where the margin for error is smallest

Members of our team have supported design, startup and operation at facilities where process safety is not optional — including chemical weapons destruction plants.

Facilities where our team has worked

The facilities below represent the professional experience of members of the Aetso Technical team. Unless otherwise stated, this work was performed by our team members as employees of, or consultants to, other organizations. The listing reflects individual staff experience; it is not a list of Aetso Technical clients, and it does not imply endorsement by the facility owners or operators.

Technicians wearing hard hats and face shields reviewing paperwork beside sealed yellow drums
Richmond, Kentucky · Chemical weapons destruction

Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant

A U.S. Army facility that destroyed the chemical weapons stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot, primarily by chemical neutralization followed by supercritical water oxidation. The last munition in the declared U.S. chemical weapons stockpile was destroyed there in July 2023.

Two engineers on a flat roof beside large ventilation ducting at a remote facility
Pueblo, Colorado · Chemical weapons destruction

Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant

A U.S. Army facility that destroyed the mustard agent munitions stored at the Pueblo Chemical Depot, using neutralization followed by biotreatment, supplemented by explosive destruction technology.

Aerial view of a chemical agent disposal facility with mountains behind
Tooele, Utah · Chemical weapons destruction

Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

A U.S. Army incineration-based facility that destroyed chemical weapons stored at the Deseret Chemical Depot.

Red steel structural frame and grey ductwork of a process building with two workers in white suits
Newport, Indiana · Chemical weapons destruction

Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

A U.S. Army facility that destroyed the VX nerve agent stockpile stored at the Newport Chemical Depot using chemical neutralization.

Aerial view of a large gasification power plant and parking areas surrounded by forest
Kemper County, Mississippi · Gasification power generation

Kemper County energy facility

A large power plant built around integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technology designed to gasify lignite coal, with carbon dioxide capture.

Large insulated duct leading to an absorber tower and concrete silo at a carbon capture facility
Near Houston, Texas · Post-combustion carbon capture

Petra Nova carbon capture project

A post-combustion carbon dioxide capture system at the W.A. Parish Generating Station, using an amine-based absorption process.

Elevated crude oil pipeline zig-zagging across tundra on vertical supports
Alaska · Crude oil pipeline

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

An elevated and buried crude oil pipeline of roughly 800 miles from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, operated by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.

What this experience brings to your project

  • Containment discipline. Facilities handling chemical warfare agents demand rigorous attention to containment, ventilation, monitoring and decontamination — habits that carry over to any toxic process.
  • First-of-a-kind technology. Several of these were first-of-a-kind plants, where hazard analysis could not rely on decades of operating history.
  • High regulatory scrutiny. Work under federal oversight, permits and independent review sharpens documentation and traceability.
  • Lifecycle perspective. Experience spans design, construction, startup, operation and closure.

Photographs are of facilities where team members worked and are used to illustrate that experience.