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- Title
The operational status of the IMS radionuclide particulate network.
- Authors
Werzi, Robert
- Abstract
A worldwide radionuclide network of 80 stations, 40 of which with noble-gas-detection capability, and part of the International Monitoring System (IMS) has been designed to monitor compliance to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Pending entry into force of the Treaty, the certified stations are provisionally operated. With about 70% of the network operational global coverage has been reached and an overall operating experience of more than 250 station year for the particulate network has been accumulated. To ensure minimum down time any operational problems are addressed within the organizations’ Operations and Maintenance Support System. Within this support system the operational performance is continuously assessed as well as particular problems identified. To address these problems, equipment failures, operational procedures, maintenance and sparing plans, and equipment obsolescence are continuously reviewed and improved. The current operational status of the network as well as the support strategy is presented.
- Subjects
NUCLEAR Test Ban Treaty (1963); RADIONUCLIDE imaging; NUCLEAR facility safety measures; NUCLEAR weapons testing; NUCLEAR weapon inventory control
- Publication
Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry, 2009, Vol 282, Issue 3, p749
- ISSN
0236-5731
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10967-009-0270-9