DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AMMONIUM NITRATE SOLUTION (ANSOL) TANK FARM HOLSTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE

Design and construction of a new Ammonium Nitrate Solution (ANSol) Tank Farm at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HSAAP). HSAAP is a Government-owned, Contractor-operated (GOCO) explosives manufacturing facility located in Kingsport, Tennessee. HSAAP is a member of the U.S. Army Materiel Commands (AMC) Organic Industrial Base and a subordinate command of the U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC). The plant is a major supplier of research development explosive- (RDX-), high-melting explosive- (HMX-), and insensitive munitions explosive-(IMX-) based products for the United States. ANSol is a by-product of the explosives manufacturing process. The construction of the new ANSol Tank Farm will provide HSAAP with a reliable means of storing increased amounts of ANSol that will be generated as