NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana National Guard says it has received 10 bids to destroy 7,500 tons of M6 artillery propellant at Camp Minden.
Col. Pete Schneider said Thursday that the guard isn't releasing the companies' names or any details about their bids.
He says an evaluation team is being formed, and the guard will identify agencies and people on the team. It will include two members of a "dialogue committee" formed to evaluate processes after protests by area residents got the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to say methods other than open burning could be considered.
Last year, EPA said burning in shallow trays was the only method that could be used quickly enough to destroy the propellant before it became dangerously explosive.
It said Wednesday that the Guard may consider other methods.
– by AP Reporter Janet McConnaughey
