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Gli Stati Uniti prevedono di neutralizzare le sostanze chimiche in mare in acque internazionali utilizzando la tecnologia collaudata chiamata idrolisi.
Tutti i rifiuti e gli scarti derivanti dal processo di idrolisi a bordo della nave M/V Cape Ray saranno correttamente immagazzinati e conservati in modo sicuro a bordo della M/V Cape Ray, fino a quando non verranno smaltiti in impianti e strutture industriali individuati dall'Organizzazione per la Proibizione delle Armi Chimiche (OPCW).
Nessun sottoprodotto di idrolisi verra' rilasciato in mare o aria.
La M/V Cape Ray rispetterà tutte le leggi internazionali, regolamenti e trattati.
English
M/V Cape Ray Arrives in Rota, Spain
MADRID -- Today, M/V Cape Ray made a routine port of call for rest and refueling at Rota, Spain. The M/V Cape Ray is a significant U.S. contribution to international efforts to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons program and will be used to neutralize the highest priority chemicals.
By offering Rota for a port of call before M/V Cape Ray receives a load of chemical materials and embarks on the destruction phase of her mission, Spain is making a contribution to the United Nations (UN)-sanctioned multinational effort to rid Syria of its chemical weapons materials.
When Syria has completed removal of the chemicals, M/V Cape Ray will depart Rota and proceed to the transloading port in Italy, where she will take the chemicals aboard.
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The United States plans to neutralize the chemicals at sea in international waters using proven hydrolysis technology.
All waste from the hydrolysis process aboard M/V Cape Ray will be safely and properly stored on board M/V Cape Ray until it is disposed of at commercial facilities to be determined by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW.)
No hydrolysis byproducts will be released into the sea or air.
M/V Cape Ray will comply with all applicable international laws, regulations, and treaties.
On September 27, 2013, the OPCW Executive Council adopted a consensus decision on Syrian chemical weapons and the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2118. Together, these actions set out an ambitious program and commitment by the international community to dismantle and destroy Syria's chemical weapons program. The United States is committed to this multinational effort and to ensuring that the hydrolysis of Syria's chemical materials prioritizes the safety of people, protects the environment, follows OPCW verification procedures, and is within applicable standards. In addition to lending our unique capabilities through specially outfitting a U.S. vessel, the United States has provided tens of millions of dollars in assistance to support the OPCW's efforts. Many other nations have also contributed to this effort.
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