Conveners
O4.5 On-site Inspection Team functionality
- Franz Ontal (CTBTO Preparatory Commission)
- Peng Li (China Arms Control and Disarmament Association)
More than ten years after its development, the inspection team functionality (ITF) has unquestionably become the conceptual framework adopted by the inspection team during on-site inspection (OSI) field exercises. The expectation is that ITF will successfully guide the inspection team when conducting an OSI once the Treaty enters into force. The concept forms the backbone of the inspector...
The Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents have shown that the so-called “co-expertise” process is an effective lever for empowering the people concerned in order to give them the means to make informed decisions concerning their own protection. In the event of an on-site inspection (OSI) under the CTBT, inspectors and support staff of the inspected State Party are likely to encounter radioactive...
Success of an on-site inspection depends largely on two factors: identifying the locations of interest within an area of approximately 1000 km2 and evaluating time critical signatures enabling pinpointing ground zero. Visual observation is the technology that has developed to identify locations of interest in rapid assessment manner. This process allows concentrating the inspection to...
The GIMO platform facilitates the implementation of on-site inspection (OSI) search logic by providing the framework and tools to meet the requirements of inspection team and field team functionalities, and data flow. This paper reports on the various instances of GIMO developed to cater for requirements at the operational support centre, the base of operations, the inspection area – including...
