TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ON THE LIMITATION OF UNDERGROUND
NUCLEAR WEAPON TESTS (AND PROTOCOL THERETO)
Signed at Moscow July 3, 1974
The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
hereinafter referred to as the Parties,
Declaring their intention to achieve at the earliest possible date the
cessation of the nuclear arms race and to take effective measures toward
reductions in strategic arms, nuclear disarmament, and general and complete
disarmament under strict and effective international control,
Recalling the determination expressed by the Parties to the 1963 Treaty
Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under
Water in its Preamble to seek to achieve the discontinuance of all test
explosions of nuclear weapons for all time, and to continue negotiations
to this end,
Noting that the adoption of measures for the further limitation of underground
nuclear weapon tests would contribute to the achievement of these objectives
and would meet the interests of strengthening peace and the further relaxation
of international tension,
Reaffirming their adherence to the objectives and principles of the Treaty
Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under
Water and of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Have
agreed as follows:
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Article I
1. Each Party undertakes to prohibit, to prevent, and not to carry out
any underground nuclear weapon test having a yield exceeding 150 kilotons
at any place under its jurisdiction or control, beginning March 31, 1976.
2. Each Party shall limit the number of its underground nuclear weapon
tests to a minimum.
3. The Parties shall continue their negotiations with a view toward achieving
a solution to the problem of the cessation of all underground nuclear
weapon tests.
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Article II
1. For the purpose of providing assurance of compliance with the provisions
of this Treaty, each Party shall use national technical means of verification
at its disposal in a manner consistent with the generally recognized principles
of international law.
2. Each Party undertakes not to interfere with the national technical
means of verification of the other Party operating in accordance with
paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. To promote the objectives and implementation of the provisions of this
Treaty the Parties shall, as necessary, consult with each other, make
inquiries and furnish information in response to such inquiries.
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Article III
The provisions of this Treaty do not extend to underground nuclear explosions
carried out by the Parties for peaceful purposes. Underground nuclear
explosions for peaceful purposes shall be governed by an agreement which
is to be negotiated and concluded by the Parties at the earliest possible
time.
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Article IV
This Treaty shall be subject to ratification in accordance with the constitutional
procedures of each Party. This Treaty shall enter into force on the day
of the exchange of instruments of ratification.
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Article V
1. This Treaty shall remain in force for a period of five years. Unless
replaced earlier by an agreement in implementation of the objectives specified
in paragraph 3 of Article I of this Treaty, it shall be extended for successive
five-year periods unless either Party notifies the other of its termination
no later than six months prior to the expiration of the Treaty. Before
the expiration of this period the Parties may, as necessary, hold consultations
to consider the situation relevant to the substance of this Treaty and
to introduce possible amendments to the text of the Treaty.
2. Each Party shall, in exercising its national sovereignty, have the
right to withdraw from this Treaty if it decides that extraordinary events
related to the subject matter of this Treaty have jeopardized its supreme
interests. It shall give notice of its decision to the other Party six
months prior to withdrawal from this Treaty. Such notice shall include
a statement of the extraordinary events the notifying Party regards as
having jeopardized its supreme interests.
3. This Treaty shall be registered pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter
of the United Nations.
DONE at Moscow on July 3, 1974, in duplicate, in the English and Russian
languages, both texts being equally authentic.
For the United States of America:
RICHARD NIXON,
The President of the United States of America
For the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics:
L. BREZHNEV,
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU.
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PROTOCOL TO THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ON THE LIMITATION OF UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR
WEAPON TESTS
The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
hereinafter referred to as the Parties, Having agreed to limit underground
nuclear weapon tests,
Have agreed as follows:
1. For the Purpose of ensuring verification of compliance with the obligations
of the Parties under the Treaty by national technical means, the Parties
shall, on the basis of reciprocity, exchange the following data:
a. The
geographic coordinates of the boundaries of each test site and of the
boundaries of the geophysically distinct testing areas therein.
b. Information
on the geology of the testing areas of the sites (the rock characteristics
of geological formations and the basic physical properties of the rock,
i.e., density, seismic velocity, water saturation, porosity and the
depth of water table).
c. The
geographic coordinates of underground nuclear weapon tests, after they
have been conducted.
d. Yield,
date, time, depth and coordinates for two nuclear weapon tests for calibration
purposes from each geophysically distinct testing area where underground
nuclear weapon tests have been and are to be conducted. In this connection
the yield of such explosions for calibration purposes should be as near
as possible to the limit defined in Article I of the Treaty and not
less than one-tenth of that limit. In the case of testing areas where
data are not available on two tests for calibration purposes, the data
pertaining to one such test shall be exchanged, if available, and the
data pertaining to the second test shall be exchanged as soon as possible
after the second test having a yield in the above-mentioned range. The
provisions of this Protocol shall not require the Parties to conduct
tests solely for calibration purposes.
2. The Parties agree that the exchange of data pursuant to subparagraphs
a, b, and d of paragraph 1 shall be carried out simultaneously with the
exchange of instruments of ratification of the Treaty, as provided in
Article IV of the Treaty, having in mind that the Parties shall, on the
basis of reciprocity, afford each other the opportunity to familiarize
themselves with these data before the exchange of instruments of ratification.
3. Should a Party specify a new test site or testing area after the entry
into force of the Treaty, the data called for by subparagraphs a and b
of paragraph 1 shall be transmitted to the other Party in advance of use
of that site or area. The data called for by subparagraph of paragraph
1 shall also be transmitted in advance of use of that site or area if
they are available; if they are not available, they shall be transmitted
as soon as possible after they have been obtained by the transmitting
Party.
4. The Parties agree that the test sites of each Party shall be located
at places under its jurisdiction or control and that all nuclear weapon
tests shall be conducted solely within the testing areas specified in
accordance with paragraph 1.
5. For the purposes of the Treaty, all underground nuclear explosions
at the specified test sites shall be considered nuclear weapon tests and
shall be subject to all the provisions of the Treaty relating to nuclear
weapon tests. The provisions of Article III of the Treaty apply to all
underground nuclear explosions conducted outside of the specified test
sites, and only to such explosions.
This Protocol shall be considered an integral part of the Treaty.
DONE at Moscow on July 3, 1974.
For the United States of America:
RICHARD M. NIXON,
The President of the United States of America For the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics:
L. BREZHNEV,
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU
PROTOCOL
TO THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNION OF SOVIET
SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ON THE LIMITATION OF UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR WEAPON TESTS
The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
hereinafter referred to as the Parties,
Confirming the provisions of the Treaty Between the united States of America
and the Union of Soviet socialist Republics on the Limitation of Underground
Nuclear Weapon Tests of July 3, 1974, hereinafter referred to as the Treaty,
Convinced of the necessity to ensure effective verification of compliance
with the Treaty,
Have agreed as follows:
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SECTION I. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Protocol:
1. The term 'test site" means a geographical area for the conduct
of underground nuclear weapon tests, specified in paragraph 1 or in accordance
with paragraph 2 of Section II of this Protocol.
2. The term "underground nuclear weapon test," hereinafter "test,"
means either a single underground nuclear explosion conducted at a test
site, or two or more underground nuclear explosions conducted at a test
site within an area delineated by a circle having a diameter of two kilometers
and conducted within a total period of time of 0.1 second. The yield of
a test shall be the aggregate yield of all explosions in the test.
3. The term "explosion" means the release of nuclear energy
from an explosive canister.
4. The term "explosive canister" means, with respect to every
explosion, the container or covering for one or more nuclear explosives.
5. The term "Testing Party" means the Party conducting a test.
6. The term "Verifying Party" means the Party entitled to carry
out, in accordance with this Protocol, activities related to verification
of compliance with the Treaty by the Testing Party.
7. The term "Designated Personnel" means personnel appointed
by the Verifying Party from among its nationals and included on its list
of Designated Personnel, in accordance with Section IX of this Protocol,
to carry out activities related to verification in accordance with this
Protocol in the territory of the Testing Party.
8. The term "Transport Personnel" means personnel appointed
by the Verifying Party from among its nationals and included on its list
of Transport Personnel, in accordance with Section IX of this Protocol,
to provide transportation for Designated Personnel, their baggage, and
equipment of the Verifying Party between the territory of the Verifying
Party and the point of entry in the territory of the Testing Party.
9. The term "point of entry" means Washington, D.C. (Dulles
International Airport), for Designated Personnel and Transport Personnel,
and Travis Air Force Base, California, for Designated Personnel and Transport
Personnel and for equipment specified in Section VIII of this Protocol,
with respect to the United States of America; and Moscow (Sheremetyevo-2
International Airport) for Designated Personnel and Transport Personnel
and for equipment specified in Section VIII of this Protocol, and Leningrad
(Pulkovo-2 International Airport) for Designated Personnel and Transport
Personnel, with respect to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Other
locations may serve as points of entry for specific tests, as agreed by
the Parties.
10. The term "hydrodynamic yield measurement method" means the
method whereby the yield of a test is derived from on-site, direct measurement
of the properties of the shock wave as a function of time during the hydrodynamic
phase of the ground motion produced by the test.
11. The term "seismic yield measurement method" means the method
whereby the yield of a test is derived from measurement of parameters
of elastic ground motion produced by the test.
12. The term "on-site inspection" means activities carried out
by the Verifying Party at the test site of the Testing Party, in accordance
with Section VII of this Protocol, for the purposes of independently obtaining
data on conditions under which the test will be conducted and for confirming
the validity of data provided by the Testing Party.
13. The term "emplacement hole" means any drill-hole, shaft,
adit or tunnel in which one or more explosive canisters, associated cables,
and other equipment are installed for the purposes of conducting a test.
14. The term "end of the emplacement hole" means the reference
point established by the Testing Party beyond the planned location of
each explosive canister along the axis of the emplacement hole.
15. The term "satellite hole" means any drill-hole, shaft, adit
or tunnel in which sensing elements and cables and transducers are installed
by the Verifying Party for the purposes of hydrodynamic measurement of
the yield of a specific test.
16. The term *standard configuration, means either the standard vertical
configuration or the standard horizontal configuration of a test described
in paragraph 2 or 3 of Section V of this Protocol.
17. The term "non-standard configuration" means a configuration
of a test different from that described in paragraph 2 or 3 of Section
V of this Protocol.
18. The term "hydrodynamic measurement zone" means a region,
the dimensions of which are specified in paragraph 1 of Section V of this
Protocol, within which hydrodynamic yield measurements are carried out.
19. The term "reference test" means a test, identified by the
Testing Party as a reference test, that meets the requirements of paragraph
8 of Section V of this Protocol.
20. The term "emplacement point" means the point in the emplacement
hole that coincides with the center point of an emplaced explosive canister.
21. The term "choke section" means a barrier designed to restrict
the flow of energy from an explosive canister.
22. The term "area of a pipe" or "area of a cableway"
means the area of the external cross section of that pipe or cableway
measured in a plane perpendicular to the axis of that pipe or cableway
at the point within the zone specified in paragraph 2(c), 3(e), or 3(f)
of section V of this Protocol where its cross section is largest.
23. The term "sensing elements and cables" means switches, cables,
and cable segments that provide direct measurement of the position of
a shock front as a function of time, and are installed in a satellite
hole by the Verifying Party for the purposes of use of the hydrodynamic
yield measurement method.
24. The term "transducer" means a device that converts physical
properties of a shock wave, such as stress and particle velocity, into
a recordable signal, and is installed in a satellite hole by the Verifying
Party, with associated power supplies, for the purposes of use of the
hydrodynamic yield measurement method, with respect to explosions having
a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons and characteristics differing from
those set forth in paragraph 2 or 3 of Section V of this Protocol.
25. The term "core sample" means an intact cylindrical sample
of geologic material having dimensions no less than two centimeters in
diameter and two centimeters in length.
26. The term "rock fragment" means a sample of geologic material
having an irregular shape and a volume no less than 10 cubic centimeters.
27. The term "geodetic measurements" means the determination
of the geometric position of points within tunnels or cavities.
28. The term "Designated Seismic Station" means any one of the
seismic stations designated by each Party, in accordance with Section
VI of this Protocol, at which activities related to verification are carried
out in accordance with this Protocol.
29. The term "Bilateral Consultative Commission" means the Commission
established in accordance with Section XI of this Protocol.
30. The term "Coordinating Group" means a working group of the
Bilateral Consultative Commission that is established for each test with
respect to which activities related to verification are carried out.
31. The term "coordinated schedule" means the schedule, including
the specific times and durations for carrying out activities related to
verification for a specific test, established in the Coordinating Group
as specified in paragraph 12 of Section XI of this Protocol.
32. The term "Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers" means the Centers
located in Washington, D.C., and Moscow, established in accordance with
the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics on the Establishment of Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers
of September 15, 1987.
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SECTION II. TEST SITES
1. The test sites for the Parties are:
the Nevada
Test Site, for the United States of America; and the Northern Test Site
(Novaya Zemlya) and the Semipalatinsk Test Site, for the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics. Upon entry into force of the Treaty, each Party,
for each of its test sites, shall provide the other Party with:
(a) a
precise written description of the boundaries; and
(b) a
diagram with geographic coordinates of the boundaries to the nearest
second, to a scale no smaller than 1: 250,000.
2. Following entry into force of the treaty, if a Party decides to establish
a new test site or to change the boundaries of a test site specified in
paragraph 1 of this Section, the description and diagram specified in
paragraph 1 of this Section shall be transmitted to the other Party no
less than 12 months prior to the planned date for conducting the first
test at the new test site or area of expansion of a previously specified
test site.
3. A test site of a Party shall be located only within its territory.
All tests shall be conducted solely within test sites specified in paragraph
1 or in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Section.
4. For the purposes of the Treaty and this Protocol, all underground nuclear
explosions at test sites specified in paragraph 1 or in accordance with
paragraph 2 of this section shall be considered underground nuclear weapon
tests and shall be subject to all provisions of the Treaty and this Protocol.
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SECTION III. VERIFICATION MEASURES
1. For purposes of verification of compliance with the Treaty, in addition
to using available national technical means, the Verifying Party shall
have the right, with respect to tests that are conducted 200 days or more
following entry into force of the Treaty:
(a) with
respect to a test having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons, to carry
out any or all of the verification activities associated with use of
the hydrodynamic yield measurement method, in accordance with Section
V of this Protocol, with respect to each explosion in the test;
(b) with
respect to a test having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons, to carry
out any or all of the verification activities associated with use of
the seismic yield measurement method, in accordance with Section VI
of this Protocol; and
(c) with
respect to a test having a planned yield exceeding 35 kilotons, to carry
out any or all of the verification activities associated with on-site
inspection, in accordance with section VII of this Protocol, with respect
to each explosion in the test, except that such activities may be carried
out with respect to a test having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons
only if the Verifying Party does not use the hydrodynamic yield measurement
method.
2. In addition to the rights specified in paragraph 1 of this Section,
for the purposes of building confidence in the implementation of this
Protocol and improving its national technical means of verification, the
Verifying Party shall have the right:
(a) if,
in each of the five calendar years immediately following entry into
force of the Treaty, the Testing Party does not conduct at least two
tests having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons, to use the hydrodynamic
yield measurement method, in accordance with Section V of this Protocol,
with respect to two tests from among those having the highest planned
yields that the Testing Party conducts in that calendar year:
(b) if,
in the sixth calendar year following entry into force of the Treaty
and in each calendar year thereafter, unless the Parties otherwise agree,
the Testing Party does not conduct at least one test having a planned
yield exceeding 50 kilotons, to use the hydrodynamic yield measurement
method, in accordance with Section V of this Protocol, with respect
to one test from among those having the highest planned yield that the
Testing Party conducts in that calendar year;
(c) if,
in any calendar year, the Testing Party postpones a test having a planned
yield of 50 kilotons or less to the following calendar year, after having
been notified by the Verifying Party of its intent to use the hydrodynamic
yield measurement method with respect to that test, to use such method
with respect to that test in the following calendar year. This right
shall be additional to the rights specified in paragraph I(a) of this
Section and in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph; and
(d) in
addition to the rights specified in subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c)
of this paragraph, if, in each of the five calendar years beginning
with the conduct of the first test by the Testing Party at a new test
site, the Testing Party does not conduct at least two tests having a
planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons at the new test site, the Verifying
Party shall have the right to use the hydrodynamic yield measurement
method, in accordance with Section V of this Protocol, with respect
to two tests from among those having the highest planned yields that
the Testing Party conducts at the new test site in that calendar year.
3. If the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party that it intends
to use the hydrodynamic yield measurement method with respect to a specific
test including more than one explosion, unless the Parties agree on verification
measures with respect to such a test:
(a) the
distance between the closest points of any two adjacent explosive canisters
shall be no less than 50 meters; and
(b) the
time of each explosion shall be established by the Testing Party so
as to permit the carrying out of hydrodynamic yield measurements for
each explosion for a distance of no less than 30 meters in the satellite
hole closest to the emplacement hole with which it is associated.
4. If the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party that it intends
to use the hydrodynamic yield measurement method with respect to a specific
test, and if that test is conducted in more than one emplacement hole,
the Testing Party shall have the right to conduct that test only if no
more than one emplacement hole has characteristics or contains explosive
canisters having characteristics differing from those set forth in paragraph
2 or 3 of Section V of this Protocol with respect to a test of standard
configuration, unless the Parties agree on verification measures with
respect to such a test.
5. The Testing Party shall have the right to conduct a test having a planned
yield exceeding 35 kilotons within a time period of less than two seconds
of any other test having a planned yield exceeding 35 kilotons only if
the Parties agree on verification measures with respect to such tests.
No test shall be conducted within 15 minutes prior to or following a reference
test, unless the Parties otherwise agree.
6. The Testing Party shall have the right to conduct a test having a planned
yield exceeding 35 kilotons in a cavity having a volume exceeding 20,000
cubic meters only if the Parties agree on verification measures with respect
to such a test.
7. The Verifying Party, by notifying the Testing Party that it intends
to use the hydrodynamic yield measurement- method with respect to a test
of non-standard configuration having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons,
shall have the right to require a reference test for this non-standard
test, in order to compare the yields measured through its national technical
means for these two associated tests with the yield obtained by carrying
out hydrodynamic yield measurement of the reference test. The right of
the Verifying Party to a reference test shall be independent of whether
or not it actually carries out hydrodynamic yield measurements of the
test of non-standard configuration.
8. With respect to the requirement for a reference
(a) if
the Testing Party, at the time it provides notification of a test, identifies
that test as a reference test for a future test of non-standard configuration,
and if the Verifying Party does not use the hydrodynamic yield measurement
method with respect to the identified reference test, the Verifying
Party shall forfeit its right to require a reference test for that test
of non-standard configuration and for any subsequent test of non-standard
configuration that would be associated with that reference test, if
the Testing Party conducts the identified reference test;
(b) the
Testing Party shall have the right to identify only one test of standard
configuration as a reference test not associated with any specific test
of non-standard configuration until it has conducted an associated test
of non-standard configuration for which this test serves as a reference
test, or unless it simultaneously provides notification of the associated
test of non-standard configuration; and
(c) if
the Testing Party, at the time it provides notification of a test of
standard configuration, indicates that the test will satisfy a requirement
for a reference test for a previously conducted test of non-standard
configuration, and if the Verifying Party notifies the Testing Party
of its intent not to use the hydrodynamic yield measurement method with
respect to that reference test, the Verifying Party shall forfeit its
right to require a reference test for the previously conducted test
of non-standard configuration. In that case, the Testing Party shall
have the right to cancel that reference test.
9. Following notification by the Verifying Party, in accordance with paragraph
5 of Section IV of this Protocol, of whether or not it intends to carry
out any of the activities related to verification for a specific test,
and, if so, which activities, the Verifying Party shall forfeit its right
to revise that notification unless the Testing Party changes the previously
declared location of that test by more than one minute of latitude or
longitude or changes the planned yield of a test from 50 kilotonS or less
to a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons. If the Testing Party makes any
such change, the Verifying Party shall have the right to revise its previous
notification and to carry out any of the activities specified in paragraph
1 or 2 of this section and, if the Verifying Party notifies the Testing
Party that it intends to carry out activities related to verification
with respect to that test, in accordance with paragraph 20 of Section
IV of this Protocol, the Testing Party shall not conduct the test less
than 180 days following the date of the revised notification by the Verifying
Party, unless the Parties otherwise agree.
10. Designated Personnel shall have the right to carry out activities
related to verification in accordance with this Protocol, 24 hours a day,
provided such activities are consistent with the safety requirements of
the Testing Party at the test site or Designated Seismic Station. All
operations and procedures that require the participation of Designated
Personnel and personnel of the Testing Party shall be carried out in accordance
with the technical operations and practices at the test site or Designated
Seismic Station of the Testing Party, and in this connection:
(a) Designated
Personnel:
(i)
shall not interfere with activities of personnel of the Testing Party
at the test site or Designated Seismic Station; and
(ii)
shall be responsible for the working of their equipment, its timely
installation and operation, participation in such operations, including
dry runs, as the Testing Party may request, and recording of data;
and
(b) the
Testing Party:
(i)
shall be under no obligation to delay the test because of any malfunction
of the equipment of the Verifying Party or inability of Designated
Personnel to carry out their functions, unless the Testing Party caused
such a situation to arise; and
(ii)
shall bear full responsibility for the preparation and conduct of
the test and shall have exclusive control over it.
11. If the Verifying Party has notified the Testing - Party that It intends
to carry out activities related to verification for a specific test, the
Testing Party shall have the right to make changes in the timing of its
operations related to the conduct of that test, except that the Testing
Party shall not make changes in the timing of its operations related to
the conduct of that test that would preclude Designated Personnel from
carrying out their rights related to verification provided in this Protocol.
If the Testing Party notifies the Verifying Party of a change in the timing
of its operations that the Verifying Party deems would either preclude
or significantly limit the exercise of such rights, the Coordinating Group
shall meet at the request of the Representative of the Verifying Party
to the Coordinating Group, to consider the change in order to ensure that
the rights of the Verifying Party are preserved. If the Coordinating Group
cannot agree on a revision to the coordinated schedule that will ensure
the rights of both Parties as provided in this Protocol, there shall be
no advancement of events within the coordinated schedule due to such a
change. Either Party may request that the Bilateral Consultative Commission
consider any such change in timing of operations or in the coordinated
schedule, in accordance with paragraph 15 of Section XI of this Protocol.
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SECTION IV. NOTIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION RELATING TO TESTS
1. Unless otherwise provided in this Protocol, all notifications required
by this Protocol shall be transmitted through the Nuclear Risk Reduction
Centers. The Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers may also be used, as appropriate,
to transmit other information provided in accordance with this Protocol.
2. Not later than the June 1 immediately following entry into force of
the Treaty, and not later than June 1 of each year thereafter, each Party
shall provide the other Party with the following information on tests
that it intends to conduct in the following calendar year:
(a) the
projected number of tests having a planned yield exceeding 35 kilotons;
(b) the
projected number of tests having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons;
and
(c) if
the number of tests declared in accordance with subparagraphs (a) and
(b) of this paragraph is - less than the number of tests for which rights
are specified in paragraph 2 of Section III of this Protocol, whether
it intends to conduct a sufficient number of other tests to permit the
Verifying Party to exercise fully the rights specified in paragraph
2 of Section III of this Protocol.
3. On the date of entry into force of the Treaty each Party shall provide
the other Party with the information specified in paragraphs 2(a) and
2(b) of this Section for the remainder of the calendar year in which the
Treaty enters into force, and, if the Treaty enters into force after June
1, information specified in paragraph 2 of this Section for the following
calendar year.
4. No less than 200 days prior to the planned date of any test with respect
to which the Verifying Party has the right to carry out any activity related
to verification in accordance with this Protocol, the Testing Party shall
provide the Verifying Party with the following information to the extent
and degree of accuracy available at that time:
(a) the
planned date of the test and its designation;
(b) the
planned date of the beginning of emplacement of e explosive canisters;
(c) the
location of the test, expressed in geographic coordinates to the nearest
minute;
(d) whether
the planned yield of the test exceeds 35 kilotons;
(e) whether
the planned yield of the test exceeds 50 kilotons;
(f) if
the planned yield is 50 kilotons or less, whether the test is one of
the tests with respect to which the Verifying Party has the right to
use the hydrodynamic yield measurement method, in accordance with paragraph
2 of Section III of this Protocol;
(g) the
planned depth of each emplacement hole to the nearest 10 meters;
(h) the
type or types of rock in which the test will be conducted, including
the depth of the water table;
(i) whether
the test will be of standard or non-standard configuration; and
(j) whether
the test will serve as a reference test for:
(i)
a previously conducted test of non-standard configuration with which
such a reference test is associated;
(ii)
a future test of non-standard configuration for which notification
has been provided or is being simultaneously provided in accordance
with paragraph 8(b) of Section III of this Protocol; or
(iii)
a future test of non-standard configuration for which the Testing
Party has not yet provided notification.
5. Within 20 days following receipt of information specified in paragraph
4 of this Section, the Verifying Party shall inform the Testing Party,
in a single notification, whether or not it intends to carry out, with
respect to this test, any activities related to verification that it has
a right to carry out, in accordance with Section III of this Protocol,
and, if so, whether it intends:
(a) to
use the hydrodynamic yield measurement method, in accordance with Section
V of this Protocol;
(b) to
use the seismic yield measurement method, in accordance with Section
VI of this Protocol; and
(c) to
carry out on-site inspection, in accordance with Section VII of this
Protocol.
6. Within 30 days following notification by the Verifying Party, in accordance
with paragraph II of Section XI of this Protocol, that it requires a reference
test for a test of non-standard configuration, the Testing Party shall
notify the Verifying Party whether it will meet the requirement for a
reference test through:
(a) the
identification of a previously conducted reference test;
(b) the
identification of a previously conducted test of standard configuration,
meeting the requirements for a reference test, with respect to which
the Verifying Party carried out hydrodynamic yield measurements;
(c) the
identification of a previously notified test of standard configuration,
meeting the requirements for a reference test, with respect to which
the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party of its intent to
carry out hydrodynamic yield measurements; or
(d) the
conduct of a reference test within 12 months of the non-standard test,
whose identification as a reference test will be made in the notification,
in accordance with paragraph 4(j) of this Section.
7. If the Verifying Party notifies the Testing Party that it intends to
use the hydrodynamic yield measurement method, the Testing Party shall
provide the Verifying Party, no less than 120 days prior to the planned
date of the test, with the following information:
(a) a
description of the geological and geophysical characteristics of the
test location, which shall include:
the
depth of the water table; the stratigraphic column, including the
lithologic description of each formation; the estimated physical parameters
of the rock, including bulk density, grain density, compressional
velocity, porosity, and total water content; and information on any
known geophysical discontinuities in the media within each hydrodynamic
measurement zone;
(b) the
planned cross-sectional dimensions of each emplacement hole in each
hydrodynamic measurement zone;
(c) the
location and configuration of any known voids larger than one cubic
meter within each hydrodynamic measurement zone;
(d) a
description of materials, including their densities, to be used to stem
each emplacement hole within each hydrodynamic measurement zone;
(e) whether
it is planned that each emplacement hole will be fully or partially
cased, and, if so, a description of materials of this casing;
(f) whether
it is planned that each satellite hole will be fully or partially cased,
and, if so, a description of materials of this casing;
(g) a
topographic map to a scale no smaller than 1: 25,000 and a contour interval
of 10 meters or less showing:
(i)
an area with a radius of no less than two kilometers centered on the
entrance to each emplacement bole, that shall include the area delineated
by a circle having a radius of 300 meters centered directly above
the planned emplacement point of each explosive canister; and
(ii)
a one-kilometer wide corridor centered on the planned location of
the above-ground cables of the Verifying Party;
(h) overall
drawings showing the external dimensions of each explosive canister
and each choke section, and any pipes or cableways passing through a
choke section, as well as any other pipes and cableways connected to
that explosive canister and located within five meters of that explosive
canister;
(i) the
specific locations, referenced to the entrance to each vertical satellite
hole or to the surface location of the entrance to each horizontal emplacement
hole, at which individual gas-blocking devices shall be installed if
such devices are used on the electrical cables specified in paragraphs
3(a) and 3(b) of Section VIII of this Protocol; and
(j) whether
the Testing Party will provide satellite communications as specified
in paragraph 13 of Section X of this Protocol for use by Designated
Personnel.
8. If the Verifying Party notifies the Testing Party that it intends to
use the seismic yield measurement method, the Testing Party shall provide
the Verifying Party, no less than 120 days prior to the planned date of
the test, with the information specified in paragraphs 9(a), 9(b), and
9(c) of this Section.
9. If the Verifying Party notifies the Testing Party that it intends to
carry out on-site inspection, the Testing Party shall provide the Verifying
Party, no less than 120 days prior to the planned date of the test, with
the following information:
(a) a
description of the geological and geophysical characteristics of the
test location, which shall include:
the
depth of the water table; the stratigraphic column, including the
lithologic description of each formation; the estimated physical parameters
of the rock# including bulk density, grain density, compressional
velocity, porosity, and total water content; and information on any
known geophysical discontinuities in the media within a radius of
300 meters of the planned emplacement point of each explosive canister;
(b) the
planned cross-sectional dimensions of each emplacement hole in the portion
within 300 meters of the planned emplacement point of each explosive
canister;
(c) the
location and configuration of any known voids larger than 1000 cubic
meters within a radius of 300 meters of the planned emplacement point
of each explosive canister;
(d) whether
it is planned that each emplacement hole will be fully or partially
cased, and, if so, a description of materials of this casing;
(e) a
topographic map to a scale no smaller than 1:
25,000
and a contour interval of 10 meters or less showing an area with a
radius of no less than two kilometers centered on the entrance to
each emplacement hole, that shall include the area delineated by a
circle having a radius of 300 meters centered directly above the planned
emplacement point of each explosive canister; and
(f) whether
the Testing Party will provide satellite communications as specified
in paragraph 13 of Section X of this Protocol for use by Designated
Personnel.
10. The Testing Party shall immediately notify the verifying Party of
any change in any information provided in accordance with paragraph 2,
3, 4(a), 4(c), 4(d), 4(e), 4(f) or 4(j) of this Section, and:
(a) if
the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party that it intends to
carry out activities related to verification in accordance with Section
V of this Protocol, of any change in any information provided in accordance
with paragraph 4(b), 4(g), 4(h), 4(i), 6 or 7 of this Section, or paragraph
10 of section XI of this Protocol;
(b) if
the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party that it intends to
carry out activities related to verification in accordance with Section
VI of this Protocol, of any change in any information provided in accordance
with paragraph 4(g), 4(h) or 8 of this Section; and
(c) if
the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party that it intends to
carry out activities related to verification in accordance with Section
VII of this Protocol, of any change in any Information provided in accordance
with paragraph 4(b), 4(g), 4(h) or 9 of this Section, or paragraph 10(a)
of Section XI of this Protocol.
11. If the Testing Party makes changes in the information specified in
paragraph 4(a), 10(a), 10(b) or lo(c) of this Section related to a specific
test for which Designated Personnel are present in the territory of the
Testing Party, it shall also immediately notify, in writing, the Designated
Personnel Team Leader carrying out activities related to verification
of that test at the test site and at each Designated Seismic Station of
such changes.
12. The Testing Party shall immediately inform the Verifying Party of
any change in the timing of its operations related to the conduct of a
specific test that affects the coordinated schedule, and if Designated
Personnel are present in the territory of the Testing Party, it shall
also immediately notify, in writing, the Designated Personnel Team Leader
carrying out activities related to verification of that test at the test
site and at each Designated Seismic Station.
13. If, in carrying out activities related to verification of a specific
test, Designated Personnel are present at the test site or any Designated
Seismic Station:
(a) no
less than 48 hours prior to the initial planned time of the test, the
Testing Party shall notify each Designated Personnel Team Leader, in
writing, of the time for beginning the period of readiness for the test
and the planned time of the test, to the nearest second. This and all
subsequent notifications shall be referenced to Universal Time Coordinated
and to local time at the test site or the Designated Seismic Station;
(b) except
as otherwise provided in this Section, if the Testing Party changes
the planned time of the test, it shall immediately notify each Designated
Personnel Team Leader, in writing, of the new planned time of the test;
(c) the
Testing Party shall conduct the test only within a period of readiness;
(d) unless
the Parties otherwise agree, the period of readiness shall begin:
(i)
no less than six days following completion of stemming of the hydrodynamic
measurement zone of all satellite holes, if verification activities
in accordance with Section V of this Protocol are carried out; and
(ii)
no more than five days prior to the planned date of the test, if verification
activities in accordance with Section VI of this Protocol are carried
out;
(e) the
Testing Party may terminate the period of readiness at any time. The
Testing Party shall then immediately notify each Designated Personnel
Team Leader, in writing, that the periOd of readiness has been terminated;
and
(f) if
the Testing Party terminates the period of readiness or changes the
time for beginning the period of readiness, it shall provide notice
of the time for beginning a new period of readiness to each Designated
Personnel Team Leader, in writing, no less than 12 hours prior to beginning
this new period of readiness.
14. Following notification in accordance with paragraph 13(a) or 13(b)
of this Section, the Testing Party, without further notification, may
advance the time of the test by no more than five minutes.
15. After the event readiness signal specified in paragraph 10(b) of Section
V of this Protocol has been started:
(a) if
the Testing Party delays the test and terminates the event readiness
signal at least one second prior to the planned time of the test, it
may carry out the test, without further notification, at any time within
no more than 60 minutes after the planned time of the test, provided
it generates a new event readiness signal; and
(b) if
the Testing Party subsequently delays the test without ending the event
readiness signal at least one second prior to the planned time of the
test, the Testing Party shall end the event readiness signal and shall
not begin a new event readiness signal within 20 minutes following that
planned time of the test. The Testing Party shall notify each Designated
Personnel Team Leader, in writing, of the new planned time of the test,
at least 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the new event readiness
signal for that test.
16. Following notification in accordance with paragraph 13(a) or 13(b)
of this Section, if the test is delayed by more than 60 minutes the Testing
Party shall notify each Designated Personnel Team Leader in writing of
the new planned time of the test no less than 30 minutes prior to the
new planned time of the test.
17. During the period of readiness, if a test is delayed by more than
three hours from the last notification of the planned time of the test,
the Testing Party shall notify each Designated Personnel Team Leader,
in writing, of the period during which the test will not be conducted.
18. No less than one hour following the test, the Testing Party shall
notify each Designated Personnel Team Leader, in writing of the actual
time of the test to the nearest 0.1 second.
19. For each test for which notification has been provided in accordance
with paragraph 4 of this Section, no less than 48 hours prior to the initial
planned time of the test, the Testing Party shall notify the Verifying
Party of the planned time of the test to the nearest one second. If the
Testing Party subsequently delays the planned time of the test by more
than 24 hours, it shall immediately notify the Verifying Party of the
new planned time of the test to the nearest one second. No less than three
days following the test, the Testing Party shall notify the Verifying
Party of the actual time of the test, referenced to Universal Time Coordinated,
to the nearest 0.1 second.
20. The Testing Party shall immediately notify the verifying Party of
a change in the location of a test by more than one minute of latitude
or longitude or of a change in the planned yield of a test from 50 kilotons
or less to a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons. The Verifying Party
shall notify the Testing Party, within 20 days following receipt of notification
of such a change in the location or planned yield of the test, whether
it intends to carry out for this test any activities related to verification
in accordance with paragraph 9 of Section III of this Protocol. if the
Verifying Party, in this revised notification, notifies the Testing Party
that it intends to carry out any of the activities related to verification
that it has a right to carry out in accordance with Section III of this
Protocol, the Testing Party shall provide the Verifying Party with the
information that it is required to provide in accordance with paragraphs
7, 8, and 9 of this Section and paragraph 10 of Section XI of this Protocol.
21. If the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party that it intends
to use the hydrodynamic yield measurement method, the beginning of emplacement
of sensing elements and cables shall not occur less than 90 days after
notification of any change in the location of the test by more than one
minute of latitude or longitude, unless the Parties otherwise agree.
22. If the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party that it does
not intend to carry out hydrodynamic yield measurements for a specific
test, the Testing Party shall have the right to change the configuration
of that test from standard to non-standard or vice versa, without notifying
the Verifying Party of such change.
23. If the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party that it intends
to carry out hydrodynamic yield measurements for a specific test, the
Testing Party shall immediately notify the Verifying Party of a change
in the configuration of that test from standard to non-standard, or vice
versa, or of any increase in the number of emplacement holes or explosive
canisters of the test. The Verifying Party shall, within five days of
notification of any such change, notify the Testing Party whether it will
revise its initial notification and whether it deems that this change
would either preclude or significantly limit the exercise of its rights
provided in this Protocol. If so, the Coordinating Group shall immediately
meet to consider a revision in the coordinated schedule that will ensure
the rights of both Parties provided in this Protocol. If the Parties cannot
agree on a revised coordinated schedule within 15 days following notification
by the Testing Party of such a change, the date of notification of the
change shall be deemed the initial notification of a test in accordance
with paragraph 4 of this Section, and the test shall be conducted no less
than 180 days following the date of notification of the change.
24. If the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party that it intends
to carry out on-site inspection with respect to a specific test, and if
the Testing Party notifies the Verifying Party of an increase in the number
of explosive canisters or an increase in the number of emplacement holes,
the Verifying Party shall, within five days of notification of any such
change, notify the Testing Party whether it deems that this change would
significantly limit the exercise of its rights provided in this Protocol.
If so, the Coordinating Group shall immediately meet to consider a revision
in the coordinated schedule that will ensure the rights of both Parties
provided in this Protocol. If the Parties cannot agree on a revised coordinated
schedule within 15 days following notification by the Verifying Party
that it deems that, as a result of such an increase, its rights would
be significantly limited, the date of that notification shall be deemed
notification by the Verifying Party that it intends to carry out on-site
inspection in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Section, and the test
shall be conducted no less than 165 days following the date of such notification.
25. The Verifying Party may at any time, but no later than one year following
the test, request from the Testing Party clarification of any point of
information provided in accordance with this Section. Such clarification
shall be provided in the shortest possible time, but no later than 30
days following receipt of the request.
SECTION V. HYDRODYNAMIC YIELD MEASUREMENT METHOD
1. The hydrodynamic measurement zone is:
(a) with
respect to a test of standard configuration, described in paragraph
2 or 3 of this Section, as well as with respect to any explosion having
a planned yield of 50 kilotons or less:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, the cylindrical region 25 meters
in diameter whose axis is midway between the axes of the emplacement
hole and the satellite hole, extending from a point 30 meters below
the end of the emplacement hole to a point 100 meters from the end
of the emplacement hole in the direction of the entrance to the emplacement
hole; or
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, the cylindrical region 25 meters
in diameter whose axis is midway between the axes of the emplacement
hole and the satellite hole, extending from a point 15 meters beyond
the end of the emplacement hole to a point 65 meters from the end
of the emplacement hole in the direction of the entrance to the emplacement
hole; and
(b) with
respect to a test of non-standard configuration having a planned yield
exceeding 50 kilotons:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, the cylindrical region 200 meters
in diameter coaxial with the emplacement hole, extending from a point
30 meters below the end of the emplacement hole to a point 100 meters
from the center point of the explosive canister in the direction of
the entrance to the emplacement hole; or
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, the cylindrical region 130 meters
In diameter whose axis is coaxial with the emplacement hole, extending
from a point 15 meters beyond the end of the emplacement hole to a
point 65 meters from the center point of the explosive canister in
the direction of the entrance to the emplacement hole.
2. For the purposes of the use of the hydrodynamic yield measurement method,
a test shall be deemed of standard vertical configuration if:
(a) each
emplacement hole is vertical and cylindrical, and is drilled or excavated
with a diameter no greater than four meters;
(b) the
bottom of each emplacement hole is filled with stemming material having
a bulk density no less than 60 percent of the average density of the
surrounding rock, to form a plug no less than three meters thick, and
the top of this plug of stemming material is the end of the emplacement
hole for the explosive canister emplaced farthest from the entrance
to the emplacement hole;
(c) any
pipe or cableway connected to an explosive canister passes through a
choke section. This choke section is installed on the top of the explosive
canister and has the following characteristics:
(i)
the diameter of the choke section is no less than that of the explosive
canister;
(ii)
the choke section is no less than one meter thick;
(iii)
the sum of the areas of all pipes and cableways within the choke section
does not exceed 0.5 square meters;
(iv)
the area of each pipe or cableway within the choke section does not
exceed 0.3 square meters;
(v)
the part of the choke section in contact with the explosive canister
consists of a steel plate having a thickness no less than 0.005 meters;
and
(vi)
the choke section, except for pipes and cableways, is filled, prior
to emplacement, with stemming material having a bulk density no less
than 60 percent of the average density of the surrounding rocks and
has a product of density and thickness no less than 250 grams per
square centimeter;
(d) the
length of each explosive canister does not exceed 12 meters and, after
an explosive canister is emplaced, the lowest part of the choke section
is no more than 12 meters above the end of the emplacement hole;
(e) the
diameter of each explosive canister does not exceed three meters;
(f) each
emplacement hole has been drilled or excavated with a diameter, within
each hydrodynamic measurement zone, no more than one meter greater than
the diameter of each explosive canister; or, if an emplacement hole
has been cased, the inside diameter of the casing, within each hydrodynamic
measurement zone, is no more than one meter greater than the diameter
of each explosive canister within the 15-meter segment above the end
of each emplacement hole for each explosive canister, no washouts penetrate
more than one meter into the wall of the emplacement hole;
(g) all
voids in or connected to an emplacement hole, within each hydrodynamic
measurement zone, external to:
(i)
any explosive canister;
(ii)
any choke sections;
(iii)
any diagnostic canisters; and
(iv)
associated cables and pipes
are filled
with stemming material having a bulk density no less than 60 percent
of the average density of the surrounding rock;
(h) within
each hydrodynamic measurement zone, all voids greater than 10 cubic
meters, external and unconnected to an emplacement hole or a satellite
hole, and all voids greater than one cubic meter, within two meters
of the wall of a satellite hole or any part of an explosive canister,
are filled with stemming material having a bulk density no less than
70 percent of the average density of the surrounding , rock; and
(i) within
each hydrodynamic measurement zone, the distance between a satellite
hole and any other drilled hole or excavation is no less than the distance
between that satellite hole and the emplacement hole with which it is
associated.
3. For the Purposes of the use of the hydrodynamic yield measurement method,
a test shall be deemed of standard horizontal configuration if:
(a) each
emplacement hole is horizontal, with an excavated cross section, measured
in the plane perpendicular to its axis, no greater than five meters
by five meters for the first 65 meters from the end of the emplacement
hole for each explosive canister, except that any diagnostic canister
associated with it shall occupy, in an emplacement hole, space having
a cross section no greater than 3.5 meters by 3.5 meters for the first
50 meters of the emplacement hole from the choke section of each explosive
canister in the direction of the entrance to the emplacement hole;
(b) the
end of each emplacement hole is either:
(i)
unsupported native rock, the surface of which is essentially perpendicular
to the axis of the emplacement hole; or
(ii)
the surface of a plug no less than three meters thick, formed of stemming
material having a bulk density no less than 60 percent of the average
density of the surrounding rock;
(c) the
length of each explosive canister does not exceed 12 meters and, after
it is emplaced, the end of the explosive canister farthest from the
entrance to the emplacement hole is no less than one meter and no more
than two meters from the end of the emplacement hole;
(d) the
cross section of each explosive canister measured in the plane perpendicular
to the axis of the emplacement hole does not exceed three meters by
three meters;
(e) any
pipe or cableway connected to an explosive canister and lying entirely
within the emplacement hole passes through a choke section. This choke
section is installed at the end of the explosive canister nearest to
the entrance of the emplacement hole and has the following characteristics:
(i)
the dimensions of the choke section perpendicular to the axis of the
emplacement hole are no less than those of the explosive canister;
(ii)
the choke section is no less than one meter thick;
(iii)
the sum of the areas of all pipes and cableways within the choke section,
plus the sum of the areas of pipes and cable ways specified in subparagraph
(f) of this paragraph, does not exceed 0.5 square meters;
(iv)
the area of each pipe or cableway within the choke section does not
exceed 0.3 square meters; and
(v)
the choke section, except for pipes and cableways meeting the requirements
of subparagraphs (3)(iii) and (e)(iv) of this paragraph, is filled
with stemming material having a bulk density of the surrounding rock,
and has a product of density and thickness no less than 250 grams
per square centimeter;
(f) any
pipe or cableway connected to any surface of an explosive canister and
not lying entirely within the emplacement hole has the following characteristics:
(i)
the area of each pipe or cableway within five meters of the explosive
canister does not exceed 0.05 square meters; and
(ii)
the sum of the areas of all such pipes and cableways within five meters
of the explosive canister does not exceed 0.1 square meters;
(g) any
diagnostic canister connected to the pipes or cableways specified in
subparagraph (f) of this paragraph lies entirely outside the hydrodynamic
measurement zone; (h) all voids in or connected to an emplacement hole,
including any bypass or access tunnels within the hydrodynamic measurement
zone, external to:
(i)
any explosive canister;
(ii)
any choke section;
(iii)
any diagnostic canisters; and
(iv)
associated cables and pipes
are
filled with stemming material having a bulk density no less than 60
percent of the average density of the surrounding rock;
(i) Within
each hydrodynamic measurement zone, all voids greater than 10 cubic
meters, external and unconnected to an emplacement hole or a satellite
hole, and all voids greater than one cubic meter, within two meters
of the wall of a satellite hole or any part of an explosive canister,
are filled with stemming material having a bulk density no less than
70 percent of the average density of the surrounding rock; and
(j) within
the portion of each hydrodynamic measurement zone extending from the
end of the emplacement hole in the direction of the entrance to the
emplacement hole, the distance between a satellite hole and any other
tunnel or excavation is no less than the distance between that satellite
hole and the emplacement hole with which it is associated.
4. With respect to a test of standard configuration, as well as with respect
to any explosion having a planned yield of 50 kilotons or less:
(a) personnel
of the Testing Party, using their own equipment, shall drill or excavate
a satellite hole associated with each emplacement hole, at a time of
their own choosing. The Testing Party shall have the right to complete
drilling or excavation of a satellite hole for a specific test prior
to the arrival of Designated Personnel at the test site to carry out
activities related to use of the hydrodynamic yield measurement method
for that test. Each satellite hole shall meet the following requirements:
(i)
if an emplacement bole is vertical, the axis of the associated satellite
hole shall be located 11 meters, plus or minus three meters, from
the axis of the emplacement hole within each hydrodynamic measurement
zone. If an emplacement hole is horizontal, the axis of the associated
satellite hole shall be located 11 meters, plus or minus two meters,
from the axis of the emplacement hole within each hydrodynamic measurement
zone, and it may be drilled or excavated either as a single continuous
hole or in separate consecutive segments associated with each hydrodynamic
measurement zone. The axis of any satellite hole shall be no less
than six meters from the wall of any drilled or excavated cavity or
hole;
(ii)
its end shall be no less than 30 meters below the level of the end
of the associated vertical emplacement hole farthest from the entrance
to the emplacement hole, or no less than 15 meters beyond the point
at which the satellite bole is closest to the end of the associated
horizontal emplacement hole farthest from the entrance to the emplacement
hole;
(iii)
if it is prepared by drilling, it shall be drilled no less than 0.3
meters and no more than 0.5 meters in diameter. within each hydrodynamic
measurement zone, no washouts shall penetrate more than one meter
into the wall of the hole; and
(iv)
if it is prepared by excavation, it shall have an excavated cross
section, measured in the plane perpendicular to its axis, no greater
than 2.5 meters by 2.5 meters within each hydrodynamic measurement
zone;
(b) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to observe the activities of the personnel
of the Testing Party carried out to meet the specifications set forth
in paragraph 2(b) of this Section and, if applicable, set forth in paragraph
3(b)(ii) of this Section. A representative sample of no less than 1000
cubic centimeters in volume of the stemming material used to form the
plugs specified in paragraphs 2(b) and 3(b)(ii) of this Section shall
be provided to Designated Personnel for retention;
(c) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to carry out, under observation of personnel
of the Testing Par!y and with their assistance, if such assistance is
requested by Designated Personnel, directional surveys and geodetic
measurements of each satellite hole and emplacement hole prior to the
planned date of the beginning of emplacement of sensing elements and
cables;
(d) equipment
specified in paragraph 3 of Section VIII of this Protocol shall be operated
by Designated Personnel and shall be installed, in accordance with installation
instructions provided in accordance with paragraph 6(c) of Section VIII
of this Protocol, by Designated Personnel under observation of personnel
of the Testing Party and with their assistance, if such assistance is
requested by Designated Personnel. The location of each hydrodynamic
recording facility and the command and monitoring facility of the Verifying
Party and the instrumentation facility of the Testing Party specified
in paragraph 10(1) of this Section shall be determined by the Testing
Party in consultation with the Verifying Party in the Coordinating Group
no less than 90 days prior to the beginning of emplacement of sensing
elements and cables. Areas for the installation of these facilities,
cable supports, and cableways for protection of cables of the verifying
Party, specified in paragraphs 3(b), 3(f), and 3(g) of Section VIII
of this Protocol, shall be prepared by the Testing Party in accordance
with requirements agreed upon in the Coordinating Group. Only cables
of the Verifying Party shall be installed in these cableways. Designated
Personnel shall have access, under observation of personnel of the Testing
Party, to the cables specified in paragraphs 3(f) and 3(g) of Section
VIII of this Protocol and to the cableways in which they are installed,
at all times. Personnel of the Testing Party shall have access to these
cableways only under observation of Designated Personnel;
(e) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to use their own primary electrical power
sources to supply electrical power to hydrodynamic equipment specified
in paragraph 3 of Section VIII of this Protocol. At the request of the
Verifying Party, the Testing Party shall supply electrical power from
the standard electrical network of its test site through converters
provided by the Verifying Party or, by agreement of the Parties, by
the Testing Party;
(f) for
each test, the only equipment installed in a satellite bole shall be
that of the Verifying Party specified in paragraphs 3(a) and 3(h) of
Section VIII of this Protocol. If an emplacement hole is vertical, the
end point of the equipment farthest from the entrance to the satellite
hole shall be installed no less than 30 meters below the level of the
end of the emplacement hole farthest from the entrance to the emplacement
hole. If an emplacement hole is horizontal, the end point of this equipment
shall be installed no less than 15 meters beyond the point at which
a satellite hole is closest to the end of the emplacement hole farthest
from the entrance to the emplacement hole. For each satellite hole,
Designated Personnel shall have the right to install no more than six
sensing elements and cables, without regard to the number of switches.
Personnel of each Party shall have the right to measure the location
of the installed sensing elements and cables;
(g) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to conduct a final directional survey
and geodetic measurements of each satellite hole upon completion of
installation of sensing elements and cables;
(h) personnel
of the Testing Party, under observation of Designated Personnel, shall
fill all voids in or connected to each satellite hole within each hydrodynamic
measurement zone with a stemming, material agreed upon by the Parties,
having a bulk density no less than 70 percent of the average density
of the surrounding rock. A representative sample of no less than 1000
cubic centimeters in volume of each stemming material used in each hydrodynamic
measurement zone shall be provided to Designated Personnel for retention.
The methods and materials used for stemming satellite holes and any
hydrodynamic measurement equipment emplacement pipe shall:
(i)
be consistent with the containment practices of the Testing Party;
(ii)
be chosen to minimize voids around sensing elements and cables; and
(iii)
be chosen to avoid damage to the sensing elements and cables;
(i) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to observe the stemming of the hydrodynamic
measurement zones of each emplacement hole in accordance with paragraphs
2(9) and 3(h) of this Section. A representative sample of no less than
1000 cubic centimeters in volume of each stemming material used in each
hydrodynamic measurement zone shall be provided to Designated Personnel
for retention;
(j) the
Testing Party shall have the right to case or line each emplacement
hole; and
(k) the
Testing Party shall have the right to case or line each satellite hole,
provided that:
(i)
sensing elements and cables can be installed as specified in subparagraph
(f) of this paragraph;
(ii)
casing or lining material in each hydrodynamic measurement zone is
agreed upon by the Parties; and
(iii)
casing or lining in each hydrodynamic measurement zone is affixed
to the surrounding formation with material agreed upon by the Parties.
5. In preparation for the use of the hydrodynamic yield measurement method
with respect to a test of standard configuration, as well as with respect
to any explosion having a planned yield of 50 kilotons or less,:
(a) upon
their arrival at the test site, no less than 10 days prior to the planned
date of the beginning of emplacement of sensing elements and cables,
Designated Personnel shall provide the Testing Party with a description
of the recording format and the computer program, to enable the Testing
Party to read digital data if digital recordings of hydrodynamic data
will be made by Designated Personnel;
(b) the
Testing Party shall provide Designated Personnel upon their arrival
at the test site with the results of any studies of core samples and
rock fragments extracted from each emplacement hole and satellite hole
and any exploratory holes and tunnels, and the results of logging and
geodetic measurements carried out in each emplacement hole, each satellite
hole, and any exploratory holes and tunnels, relevant to the geology
and geophysics of each hydrodynamic measurement zone, if the Testing
Party carried out such studies and measurements;
(c) using
their own equipment and under observation of personnel of the Testing
Party, Designated Personnel shall have the right to carry out:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, in the emplacement hole and associated
satellite hole, caliper logs, directional surveys, geodetic measurements,
and depth or distance measurements to determine the dimensions and
the relative locations of the emplacement hole and satellite hole,
as well as measurements to determine the location and volume of all
voids within each hydrodynamic measurement zone, using, in a non-destructive
way, such methods k m as electromagnetic measurements, radar, and
acoustic sounding;
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, within the hydrodynamic measurement
zones of either the emplacement hole or, at the option of the Testing
Party, of the satellite hole, gamma-gamma, gamma, neutron, electrical
resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, gravity, acoustic, and television
logging;
(iii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, in the emplacement hole and
associated satellite hole, as well as in the drilled holes specified
in subparagraph (e) (ii) of this paragraph, caliper logs, directional
surveys, geodetic measurements, and distance measurements to determine
the dimensions and relative location of these holes, as well as measurements
to determine the location and volume of all voids within each hydrodynamic
measurement zone using, in a non-destructive way, such methods as
electromagnetic measurements, radar, and acoustic sounding; and
(iv)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, in the drilled holes specified
in subparagraph (e) (ii) of this paragraph, and within the hydrodynamic
measurement zones of the emplacement hole, or, at the option of the
Testing Party, of the satellite hole, gamma-gamma, gamma, neutron,
electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, gravity, and acoustic
logging;
(d) all
logging data and geometrical measurements obtained by Designated Personnel,
in accordance with subparagraph (c) of this paragraph, including calibration
data, shall be duplicated, and a copy of the data shall be provided
to personnel of the Testing Party prior to departure from the test site
of Designated Personnel who have carried out these measurements.
Calibration
data shall include information necessary to confirm the sensitivity
of logging equipment under the conditions in which it is used;
(e) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to receive:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, core samples or, at the option
of Designated Personnel, rock fragments from the emplacement hole
or, at the option of the Testing Party, from the satellite hole, extracted
at no more than 10 depths within each hydrodynamic measurement zone,
specified by Designated Personnel. The total volume of core samples
or rock fragments extracted at each depth shall be no less than 400
cubic centimeters and no more than 3000 cubic centimeters, unless
the Parties otherwise agree; and
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, core samples or, at the option
of Designated Personnel, rock fragments from the emplacement hole
or, at the option of the Testing Party, the satellite hole within
each hydrodynamic measurement zone. If core samples are extracted
from the emplacement hole or, at the option of the Testing Party,
from an excavated satellite hole, they shall be extracted during drilling
from each of no more than 10 holes drilled at stations specified by
Designated Personnel. The diameter of each drilled hole shall be no
less than 0.09 meters and no more than 0.15 meters, and the depth
of each hole shall be no more than the diameter of the emplacement
hole or satellite hole at this station. Core samples shall be extracted
at locations specified by Designated Personnel along each drilled
hole. if core samples are extracted from a drilled satellite hole,
they shall be extracted by personnel of the Testing Party during the
drilling of the satellite hole, within each hydrodynamic measurement
zone, at no more than 10 stations specified by Designated Personnel
and under their observation. Rock fragments shall be extracted from
the emplacement hole or an excavated satellite bole at each of no
more than 10 stations specified by Designated Personnel. Core samples
and rock fragments may be taken from no more than a total of 10 stations.
If - an emplacement hole or an excavated satellite hole is lined at
any station specified by Designated Personnel for extracting core
samples or rock fragments, personnel of the Testing Party shall enable
Designated Personnel to extract core samples or rock fragments at
such a station from native rock. The total volume of core samples
or rock fragments extracted at each station shall be no less than
400 cubic centimeters and no more than 3000 cubic centimeters, unless
the Parties otherwise agree;
(f) core
samples or rock fragments may be extracted in accordance with subparagraph
(e) of this paragraph by personnel of the Testing Party, under observation
of Designated Personnel, or by Designated Personnel, at the option of
the Testing party;
(g) if
personnel of the Testing Party do not extract core samples or rock fragments
in accordance with subparagraph (e) of this paragraph, Designated Personnel
shall have the right, using their own equipment, to extract such core
samples or rock fragments in accordance with subparagraph (e) of this
paragraph, under observation of personnel of the Testing Party;
(h) if
an emplacement hole is vertical, and if the Testing Party, prior to
arrival of Designated Personnel at the test site:
(i)
has cased a total of 20 meters or more of the emplacement hole or
the satellite hole within any hydrodynamic measurement zone, Designated
Personnel shall have the right to carry out, in the uncased hole,
the activities specified in subparagraph (c)(ii) of this paragraph
and to receive core samples or rock fragments from the uncased hole,
extracted in accordance with subparagraphs (e), (f), and (g) of this
paragraph; or
(ii)
has cased a total of 20 meters or more of both the emplacement hole
and the satellite hole within any hydrodynamic measurement zone, the
Testing Party shall provide an uncased hole with respect to which
Designated Personnel shall have the same rights as those specified
for the emplacement hole and the satellite hole in subparagraphs (c),
(e), (f), and (9) of this paragraph. The axis of this uncased hole
shall be within 22 meters of the axes of the emplacement hole and
the satellite hole within each hydrodynamic measurement zone. If,
personnel of the Testing Party, under observation of Designated Personnel,
extract core samples through coring during the drilling of this uncased
hole, the diameter of the hole shall be no less than 0.09 meters.
If Designated Personnel, under observation of personnel of the Testing
Party, extract core samples from this uncased hole following drilling,
the diameter of the uncased hole shall be no less than 0.3 meters;
(i) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to retain core samples and rock fragments
specified in subparagraphs (e), (f), (g), and (h) of this paragraph.
Any such core samples or rock fragments shall be prepared in accordance
with procedures agreed upon by the Parties for shipment to the territory
of the Verifying Party; and
(j) logging,
directional surveys, geodetic measurements, and extracting of core samples
or rock fragments carried out in accordance with subparagraphs (c),
(e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) of this paragraph shall begin at times chosen
by the Testing Party and specified in the coordinated schedule. Designated
Personnel shall have the right, within a period not to exceed 21 days,
to carry out logging, directional surveys, geodetic measurements, and
coring activities, unless the Parties otherwise agree and so specify
in the coordinated schedule. The Testing Party shall not emplace any
explosive until the activities specified in this paragraph have been
completed.
6. With respect to any explosion having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons
and characteristics differing from those set forth in paragraph 2 or 3
of this Section l with respect to a test of standard configuration:
(a) personnel
of the Testing Party, using their own equipment and at a time of their
own choosing, shall drill or excavate up to three satellite holes associated
with the emplacement hole. The location of the satellite holes shall
be determined in accordance with paragraph 11(b)(i) of Section XI of
this Protocol. The Testing Party shall have the right to complete drilling
or excavation of satellite holes for the specific test prior to the
arrival of Designated Personnel at the test site for that test. The
satellite holes shall meet the following requirements:
(i) with
respect to the first satellite hole, its length shall be as specified
in paragraph 4(a)(ii) of this Section;
(ii)
With respect to the second and third satellite holes, if such are
required by the Verifying Party, the axis of each satellite hole shall
be Within three meters of the axis specified by the verifying Party.
Its
length shall be specified by the Verifying Party and in no case shall
it extend beyond the hydrodynamic measurement zone associated with
that explosion;
(iii)
within each hydrodynamic measurement zone, the axis of each satellite
hole shall be essentially parallel to the axis of the emplacement
hole, if the emplacement hole is vertical, or shall be essentially
straight, if the emplacement hole is horizontal. Within
each hydrodynamic measurement zone, its axis shall be no less than
eight meters from the axis of the emplacement hole, if the emplacement
hole is vertical, or no less than 10 meters from the axis of the emplacement
hole, if the emplacement hole is horizontal, and no less than six
meters from the wall of any drilled or excavated cavity or hole;
(iv)
with respect to a drilled satellite hole, it shall be drilled no less
than 0.3 meters and no more than 0.5 meters in diameter, unless the
Parties otherwise agree. within each hydrodynamic measurement zone,
no washouts shall penetrate more than one meter into the wall of the
hole;
(v)
with respect to an excavated satellite hole, it shall have a cross
section, measured in the plane perpendicular to its axis, no greater
than 2.5 meters by 2.5 meters within each hydrodynamic measurement
zone; and
(vi)
within each hydrodynamic measurement zone, except for any drilled
or excavated cavity or hole, all voids external and unconnected to
any satellite hole, greater than 10 cubic meters in volume, within
six meters of the axis of any satellite hole, and all voids greater
than one cubic meter In volume, within two meters of the axis of any
satellite hole, shall be filled with stemming material having a bulk
density no less than 70 percent of the average density of the surrounding
rock;
(b) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to carry out, under observation of personnel
of the Testing Party and with their assistance, if such assistance is
requested by Designated Personnel, directional surveys and geodetic
measurements of each satellite hole and emplacement hole prior to the
beginning of emplacement of sensing elements and cables and transducers;
(c) equipment
specified in paragraph 3 of Section VIII of this Protocol shall be operated
by Designated Personnel and shall be installed, in accordance with installation
instructions provided in accordance with paragraph 6(c) of Section VIII
of this Protocol, by Designated Personnel under observation of personnel
of the Testing Party and with their assistance, if such assistance is
requested by Designated Personnel. The location of each hydrodynamic
recording facility and the command and monitoring facility of the Verifying
Party and the instrumentation facility of the Testing Party specified
in paragraph 10(1) of this Section shall be determined by the Testing
Party in consultation with the Verifying Party in the Coordinating Group
no less than 90 days prior to the beginning of emplacement of sensing
elements and cables. Areas for the installation of these facilities,
cable supports, and cableways for protection of cables of the Verifying
Party specified in paragraphs 3(b), 3(f), and 3(g) of Section VIII of
this Protocol shall be prepared by the Testing Party in accordance with
requirements agreed upon in the Coordinating Group. Only cables of the
Verifying Party shall be installed in these cableways.
Designated
Personnel shall have access, under observation of personnel of the Testing
Party, to the cables specified in paragraphs 3(f) and 3(g) of Section
VIII of this Protocol and to the cableways in which they are installed,
at all times.
Personnel
of the Testing Party shall have access to these cableways only under
observation of Designated Personnel;
(d) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to use their own primary electrical power
sources to supply electrical power to hydrodynamic equipment specified
in paragraph 3 of Section VIII of this Protocol. At the request of the
Verifying Party, the Testing Party shall supply electrical power from
the standard electrical network of its test site through converters
provided by the verifying Party or, upon agreement of the Parties, by
the Testing Party;
(e) for
each test, the only equipment installed in each satellite hole shall
be that of the Verifying Party specified in paragraphs 3(a) and 3(h)
of Section VIII of this Protocol. This equipment shall be installed
in each satellite hole at the locations specified by Designated Personnel.
Designated Personnel shall have the right to install in each satellite
hole no more than six sensing elements and cables, without regard to
the number of switches, and no more than six transducers together with
no more than 14 cables for information transmission and power supply.
The total number of cables in each satellite hole shall not exceed 20.
Personnel of each Party shall have the right to measure the location
of the installed sensing elements and cables and transducers;
(f) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to conduct a final directional survey
and geodetic measurements of each satellite hole upon completion of
installation of sensing elements and cables and transducers;
(g) personnel
of the Testing Party, under observation of Designated Personnel, shall
fill all voids in or connected to each satellite hole within each hydrodynamic
measurement zone with a stemming material agreed upon by the Parties,
having a bulk density no less than 70 percent of the average density
of the surrounding rock. A representative sample of no less than 1000
cubic centimeters in volume of each stemming material used in each hydrodynamic
measurement zone shall be provided to Designated Personnel for retention.
The methods and materials used for stemming satellite holes and any
hydrodynamic measurement equipment emplacement pipe shall:
(i)
be consistent with the containment practices of the Testing Party;
(ii)
be chosen to minimize voids around sensing elements and cables and
transducers; and
(iii)
be chosen to avoid damage to the sensing elements and cables and transducers;
(h) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to observe the stemming of the hydrodynamic
measurement zones of each emplacement bole in accordance with paragraph
9(d) of this Section. A representative sample of no less than 2000 cubic
centimeters in volume of each stemming material used in each hydrodynamic
measurement zone shall be provided to Designated Personnel for retention;
(i) the
Testing Party shall have the right to case or line each emplacement
hole; and
(j) the
Testing Party shall have the right to case or line each satellite hole,
provided that:
(i)
sensing elements and cables and transducers can be installed as specified
in subparagraph (e) of this paragraph;
(ii)
casing or lining material in each hydrodynamic measurement zone is
agreed upon by the Parties; and
(iii)
casing or lining in each hydrodynamic measurement zone is affixed
to the surrounding formation with material agreed upon by the Parties.
7. In preparation for the use of the hydrodynamic yield measurement method
with respect to any explosion having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons
and characteristics differing from those set forth in paragraph 2 or 3
of this Section with respect to a test of standard configuration:
(a) upon
their arrival at the test site, no less than 10 days prior to the planned
date of the beginning of emplacement of sensing elements and cables
and transducers, Designated Personnel shall provide the Testing Party
with a description of the recording format and the computer program,
to enable the Testing Party to read digital data if digital recordings
of hydrodynamic data will be made by Designated Personnel;
(b) the
Testing Party shall provide Designated Personnel upon their arrival
at the test site with the results of any studies of core samples and
rock fragments extracted from each emplacement hole and satellite hole
and any exploratory holes and tunnels, and the results of logging and
geodetic measurements carried out in each emplacement hole, each satellite
hole, and any exploratory holes and tunnels, relevant to the geology
and geophysics of each hydrodynamic measurement zone, if the Testing
Party carried out such studies and measurements;
(c) using
their own equipment and under observation of personnel of the Testing
Party, Designated Personnel shall have the right to carry out:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, in the emplacement hole and each
associated satellite hole, caliper logs, directional surveys, geodetic
measurements, and depth or distance measurements to determine the
dimensions and the relative locations of the emplacement hole and
each satellite hole, as well as measurements to determine the location
and volume of all voids within each hydrodynamic measurement zone,
using, in a non-destructive way, such methods as electromagnetic measurements,
radar, and acoustic sounding;
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, within the hydrodynamic measurement
zones of the emplacement hole and each associated satellite hole,
gamma-gamma, gamma, neutron, electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility,
gravity, acoustic, and television logging;
(iii)
if an emplacement bole is horizontal, in the emplacement hole and
each associated satellite hole, as well as in the drilled holes specified
in subparagraph (e)(ii) of this paragraph, caliper logs, directional
surveys, geodetic measurements, and distance measurements to determine
the dimensions and relative location of these holes, as well as measurements
to determine the location and volume of all voids in each hydrodynamic
measurement zone using, in a non-destructive way, such methods as
electromagnetic measurements, radar, and acoustic sounding;
(iv)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, in the drilled boles specified
in subparagraph (e) (ii) of this paragraph, and within the hydrodynamic
measurement zones of the emplacement hole and each associated satellite
hole, gamma-gamma, gamma, neutron, electrical resistivity, magnetic
susceptibility, gravity, and acoustic logging; and
(v)
magnetic surveys, in vertical satellite holes and drilled horizontal
satellite holes, to obtain information necessary for the installation
and positioning of transducers;
(d) all
logging data and geometrical measurements obtained by Designated Personnel,
in accordance with subparagraph (c) of this paragraph, including calibration
data, shall be duplicated, and a copy of the data shall be provided
to personnel of the Testing Party prior to departure from the test site
of Designated Personnel who have carried out these measurements.
Calibration
data shall include information necessary to confirm the sensitivity
of logging equipment under the conditions in which it is used;
(e) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to receive:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, core samples or, at the option
of Designated Personnel, rock fragments from the emplacement hole
and from each satellite hole, extracted at no more than 10 depths
within each hydrodynamic measurement zone, specified by Designated
Personnel. The total volume of core samples or rock fragments extracted
at each depth shall be no less than 400 cubic centimeters and no more
than 3000 cubic centimeters, unless the Parties otherwise agree; and
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, core samples or, at the option
of Designated Personnel, rock fragments from the emplacement hole
and each satellite hole within each hydrodynamic measurement zone.
If core samples are extracted from the emplacement hole or an excavated
satellite hole, they shall be extracted during drilling from each
of no more than 10 holes drilled at stations specified by Designated
Personnel. The diameter of each drilled hole shall be no less than
0.09 meters and no more than 0.15 meters, and the depth of each hole
shall be no more than the diameter of the emplacement hole or satellite
hole at this , station. Core samples shall be extracted at locations
specified by Designated Personnel along each drilled hole. If core
samples are extracted from a drilled satellite hole, they shall be
extracted by personnel of the Testing Party during the drilling of
the satellite hole, within each hydrodynamic measurement zone, at
no more than 10 stations specified by Designated Personnel and under
their observation. Rock fragments shall be extracted from the emplacement
bolt or an excavated satellite hole at each of no more than 10 stations
specified by Designated Personnel. Core samples and rock fragments
may be taken from no more than a total of 10 stations for each hole.
If an emplacement hole or an excavated satellite hole is lined at
any station specified by Designated Personnel for extracting core
samples or rock fragments, personnel of the Testing Party shall enable
Designated Personnel to extract core samples or rock fragments at
such a station from native rock. The total volume of core samples
or rock fragments extracted at each station shall be no less than
400 cubic centimeters and no more than 3000 cubic centimeters, unless
the Parties otherwise agree;
(f) core
samples or rock fragments may be extracted in accordance with subparagraph
(e) of this paragraph by personnel of the Testing Party, under observation
of Designated Personnel, or by Designated Personnel, at the option of
the Testing Party;
(g) if
personnel of the Testing Party do not extract core samples or rock fragments
in accordance with subparagraph (e) of this paragraph, Designated Personnel
shall have the right, using their own equipment, to extract such core
samples or rock fragments in accordance with subparagraph (e) of this
paragraph, under observation of personnel of the Testing Party;
(h) if
an emplacement hole is vertical, and if the Testing Party, prior to
arrival of Designated Personnel at the test site, has cased a total
of 20 meters or more of the emplacement hole or any satellite bole within
any hydrodynamic measurement zone, and if within 22 meters from this
cased hole there is no uncased hole with a diameter no less than 0.3
meters, the Testing Party shall provide an uncased hole for each hole
so cased, with respect to which the Verifying Party shall have the same
rights as those specified in subparagraphs (c), (e), (f), and (g) of
this paragraph. Within each hydrodynamic measurement zone the axis of
each uncased bole shall be no less than 11 and no more than 22 meters
from such a cased hole. If personnel of the Testing Party, under observation
of Designated Personnel, extract core samples through coring during
the drilling of this uncased hole, the diameter of the hole shall be
no less than 0.09 meters. If Designated Personnel, under observation
of personnel of the Testing Party, extract core samples from this uncased
hole following drilling, the diameter of the uncased hole shall be no
less than 0.3 meters;
(i)
Designated Personnel shall have the right to retain core samples and
rock fragments specified in subparagraphs (e), (f), (g), and (h) of
this paragraph. Any such core samples or rock fragments shall be prepared
in accordance with procedures agreed upon by the Parties for shipment
to the territory of the Verifying Party; and
(j)
logging, directional surveys, magnetic surveys, geodetic measurements,
and extracting of core samples or rock fragments carried out in accordance
with subparagraphs (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) of this paragraph
shall begin at times chosen by the Testing Party and specified in
the coordinated schedule. Designated Personnel shall have the right,
within a period not to exceed 25 days, to carry out logging, directional
surveys, magnetic surveys, geodetic measurements, and coring activities,
unless the Parties otherwise agree and so specify in the coordinated
schedule. The Testing Party shall not emplace any explosive until
the activities specified in this paragraph have been completed.
8. If the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party that it intends
to use the hydrodynamic yield measurement method with respect to a test
of non-standard configuration having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons,
and that it requires a reference test in accordance with paragraph 7 of
Section III of this Protocol, the Testing Party shall provide for such
a reference test for the non-standard test. To serve as a reference test,
a test shall:
(a) have
a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons;
(b) be
of standard configuration;
(c) have
a single explosive canister;
(d) meet
the following spacing criteria:
(i)
the horizontal separation between the emplacement point of the reference
test and each emplacement point of the non-standard test at which
any explosive canister or its emplacement conditions differ from those
specified for a test of standard configuration shall be no less than
300 meters and no more than 2000 meters;
(ii)
each explosive canister of the test of non-standard configuration
and the explosive canister of the associated reference test shall
all be emplaced above the water table or shall all be emplaced below
the water table; and
(iii)
the depth of all emplacement points of the test of non-standard configuration
shall be within 150 meters of the depth of the i emplacement point
of its associated reference test; and
(e) be
conducted either prior to, or within 12 months following, the conduct
of the test of non-standard configuration for which it serves as a reference
test.
9. Designated Personnel shall have the right:
(a) to
have access along agreed routes to the location of the test to carry
out activities related to use of the hydrodynamic yield measurement
method;
(b) to
have access to their equipment associated with the hydrodynamic yield
measurement method from the time of its delivery to Designated Personnel
at the test site, until it is transferred to personnel of the Testing
Party in accordance with paragraph 7(i) of Section VIII of this Protocol,
unless otherwise provided in this Protocol;
(c) with
respect to a test of standard configuration, as well as with respect
to any explosion having a planned yield of 50 kilotons or less:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, prior to the lowering of the explosive
canister into the emplacement hole, to confirm by direct measurement
the external dimensions of each explosive canister; to inspect visually
the entire external structure of that canister and the choke section;
to confirm by direct measurement that the choke section conforms to
the specifications set forth in paragraph 2(c); of this Section, to
observe continuously the; explosive canister and any choke section
from the time inspections and measurements, carried out in accordance
with this subparagraph, begin; to observe the emplacement of the explosive
canister into the emplacement hole and stemming of the emplacement
hole from the time the entire explosive canister is last visible above
the entrance of the emplacement hole until completion of stemming
of each hydrodynamic measurement zone of the emplacement hole; to
determine by direct measurement the depth of emplacement of the bottom
part of any choke section; and to observe the stemming of the entire
satellite hole; and
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, following placement of explosive
canisters in the emplacement hole, and prior to the beginning of stemming
around explosive canisters, to confirm by direct measurement the external
dimensions of each explosive canister; to inspect visually the entire
external structure of each explosive canister; to confirm by direct
measurement that each choke section conforms to the specifications
set forth in paragraph 3(e) of this Section; to observe continuously
each explosive canister and each choke section from the time inspections
and measurements, carried out in accordance with this subparagraph,
begin, until the completion of stemming around each explosive canister
and choke section, or, at the option of the Testing Party, until the
explosive canister and choke section are fixed in place with solidified
stemming material, in which case, after a period of no more than 24
hours for placement of explosives, to observe the explosive canister,
the choke section, and the completion of stemming around each explosive
canister and choke section; and to observe the stemming of each hydrodynamic
measurement zone of the emplacement hole, the stemming of any access
or bypass rifts, the stemming of any voids in each hydrodynamic measurement
zone connected to the emplacement hole; and to observe the entire
stemming of each associated satellite hole;
(d) with
respect to any explosion having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons
and characteristics differing from those set forth in paragraph 2 or
3 of this Section with respect to a test of standard configuration:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, prior to the lowering of an explosive
canister into the emplacement bole, to confirm by direct measurement
the external dimensions of each explosive canister; to inspect visually
the external structure of each canister and each choke section; to
confirm by direct measurement that each choke section conforms to
any specifications provided by the Testing Party in accordance with
paragraph 10(c)(iii) of Section XI of this Protocol; to observe continuously
each explosive canister and each choke section from the time inspections
and measurements, carried out in accordance with this subparagraph,
begin; to observe the emplacement of each explosive canister into
the emplacement hole and stemming of the emplacement hole from the
time an entire explosive canister is last visible above the entrance
of the emplacement hole until completion of stemming of each hydrodynamic
measurement zone of the emplacement hole; to determine by direct measurement
the depth of emplacement of the upper surface of each explosive canister;
and to observe the entire stemming of each associated satellite hole;
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, following placement of all explosive
canisters in the emplacement hole and prior to the beginning of stemming
around the explosive canister, to confirm by direct measurement the
external dimensions of each explosive canister; to inspect visually
the entire external structure of each explosive canister; to confirm
by direct measurement that each choke section conforms to any specifications
provided by the Testing Party in accordance with paragraph 10(c)(iii)
of section XI of this Protocol; to observe continuously each explosive
canister and each choke section from the time inspections and measurements
carried out in accordance with this subparagraph, begin, until the
completion of stemming around each explosive canister and choke section,
or, at the option of the Testing Party, until the explosive canister
and choke section are fixed in place with solidified stemming material,
in which case, after a period of no more than 24 hours for placement
of explosives, to observe the explosive canister, the choke section,
and the completion of stemming around each, explosive canister and
choke section; to observe the stemming of each hydrodynamic measurement
zone of the emplacement hole, the stemming of any access or bypass
drifts, the stemming of any voids in each hydrodynamic measurement
zone connected to the emplacement hole, except those voids and any
access or bypass drifts designated by the Testing Party to remain
unstemmed in accordance with paragraph 10(c) of section XI of this
Protocol; and to observe the entire stemming of each associated satellite
hole; and
(iii)
if a test is conducted in a cavity, to measure the shape and volume
of the cavity after excavation and once again immediately prior to
placement of explosive canisters with explosives or placement of explosives
into explosive canisters. After placement of explosive canisters with
explosives or placement of explosives into explosive canisters, Designated
Personnel shall have the right to observe explosive canisters and
to observe the stemming of each hydrodynamic measurement zone of the
emplacement hole and any access or bypass drifts, and of any voids
connected to the emplacement hole, within each hydrodynamic measurement
zone, except those voids and any access or bypass drifts designated
by the Testing Party to remain unstemmed, in accordance with paragraph
10(c) of Section XI of this Protocol; and to observe the entire stemming
of each associated satellite hole;
(e) with
respect to a test of standard configuration, as well as with respect
to any explosion having a planned yield of 50 kilotons or less:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, to unobstructed visual observation
of the entrance to the emplacement hole and associated satellite hole
from completion of stemming of the satellite hole and of the hydrodynamic
measurement zones of the emplacement hole until departure of all personnel
from the test location prior to the test; and
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, to unobstructed visual observation
of sensing elements and cables until completion of stemming of each
associated satellite hole, and of cables specified in paragraph 3(b)
of Section VIII of this Protocol until completion of their installation
in protective cableways specified in paragraph 4(d) of this Section,
as well as observation of the entrance to the emplacement hole from
completion of stemming of each satellite hole and of the hydrodynamic
measurement zones of the emplacement hole until departure of all personnel
from the test location prior to the test;
(f) with
respect to any explosion having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons
and characteristics differing from those set forth in paragraph 2 or
3 of this Section with respect to a test of standard configuration:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, to unobstructed visual observation
of the entrance to the emplacement hole and each satellite hole from
completion of stemming of all satellite holes and the hydrodynamic
measurement zones of the emplacement hole until departure of all personnel
from the test location prior to the test; and
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, to unobstructed visual observation
of the sensing elements and cables and transducers until completion
of stemming of all associated satellite holes, and of cables specified
in paragraph 3(b) of Section VIII of this Protocol until completion
of their installation in protective cableways specified in paragraph
6(c) of this Section of the Protocol, as well as the entrance to the
emplacement hole from completion of stemming of all satellite holes
and the hydrodynamic measurement zones of the emplacement hole until
departure of all personnel from the test location prior to the test;
(g) to
monitor electrically the integrity and performance of their equipment
specified in paragraphs 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 3(e), 3(f), and 3(g)
of Section VIII of this Protocol and to observe continuously the cables
specified in paragraphs 3(f) and 3(g) of Section VIII of this Protocol
and the cableways in which they are installed as specified in paragraphs
4(d) and 6(c) of this Section, from the time emplacement of sensing
elements and cables and transducers begins until departure of all personnel
from the test location. Following departure of personnel and until reentry
of personnel to the test location following the test, Designated Personnel
shall have the right to observe remotely, by means of closed-circuit
television, the surface area containing their hydrodynamic yield measurement
equipment;
(h) to
monitor electrically the integrity and performance of their equipment
specified in paragraphs 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 3(f), and 3(g) of Section
VIII of this Protocol from the command and monitoring facility specified
in paragraph 3(e) of Section VIII of this Protocol, from commencement
of its use by Designated Personnel until completion of the activities
specified in paragraphs 9(m) and 14(b) of this Section;
(i) to
transmit from the command and monitoring facility to each hydrodynamic
recording facility the commands required for operation of that hydrodynamic
recording facility;
(j) to
use channels provided by the Testing Party within its telemetry system
for transmission of information specified in subparagraphs (h), (i),
(k), and (l) of this paragraph, if such a system is used at the test
site of the Testing Party, or to use for these purposes its own cables,
specified in paragraph 3(g) of Section VIII of this Protocol:
(k) to
carry out hydrodynamic yield measurements and to record the hydrodynamic
data;
(l) to
transmit the hydrodynamic yield measurement data from each hydrodynamic
recording facility to the command and monitoring facility; and
(m) to
reenter the area containing each hydrodynamic recording facility at
the same time as personnel of the Testing Party, and to have access
in accordance with procedures agreed upon by the Parties and accompanied
by personnel of the Testing Party, to each hydrodynamic recording facility,
for the purposes of retrieving and verifying the authenticity of recorded
data and assessing the, performance of the equipment of the Verifying
Party, during data recording and transmission.
10. During the carrying out of hydrodynamic yield measurements:
(a) the
Representative of the Testing Party shall notify, in writing, the Designated
Personnel Team Leader at the test site of the beginning of the period
of readiness and the planned time of the test, in accordance with paragraph
13 of Section IV of this Protocol;
(b) the
Testing Party shall produce an event readiness signal in the interval
from seven to 15 minutes prior to the planned time of the test, as specified
by the Verifying Party, with an accuracy of plus or minus 100 milliseconds.
The parameters for this signal, produced by the Testing Party, and procedures
for its transmission and reception shall be agreed upon by the Parties;
(c) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to generate, using the trigger conditioner
devices approved by the Parties, a timing reference signal using an
electromagnetic pulse from their sensing elements and cables. This timing
reference signal shall be generated, transmitted, and used by Designated
Personnel without intervention by personnel of the Testing Party. For
each explosion in a test, the trigger conditioner shall receive signals
from one or two hydrodynamic yield measurement cables;
(d) Designated
Personnel, under observation of personnel of the Testing Party, shall
have the right to install the trigger conditioner devices. From the
time of installation of these devices until the time of the test:
(i)
Designated Personnel shall have the right to test and monitor the
operation of the devices;
(ii)
personnel of the Testing Party shall have the tight to monitor the
operation of the devices and to monitor and record the timing reference
signal; and
(iii)
neither Designated Personnel nor personnel of the Testing Party shall
have physical access to the devices, except under observation of personnel
of the other Party;
(e) the
Testing Party shall provide, at the request of the Verifying Party,
an electrical pulse corresponding to the nuclear explosion zero-time,
with an accuracy of plus or minus one microsecond, for each explosion.
The parameters for this signal and procedures for its transmission and
reception shall be agreed upon by the Parties;
(f) the
Testing Party shall have exclusive control over the generation of signals
specified in subparagraphs (b) and (e) of this paragraph;
(g) Designated
Personnel, under observation of personnel of the Testing Party, shall
install in each cable from each satellite hole to a hydrodynamic recording
facility an anti-intrusiveness device for interrupting the transmission,
from the sensing elements and cables and transducers to the hydrodynamic
recording facility of the Verifying Party, of any signal unrelated to
hydrodynamic yield measurements. These devices shall be provided by
the Testing Party from among those approved by both Parties and shall
not interfere with the ability of Designated Personnel to record data
required for hydrodynamic yield measurements of each explosion in a
test.
From the
time of installation of these devices until the final dry run, personnel
of each Party shall have the right to test and monitor the operation
of the devices and to have physical access to them only under observation
of personnel of the other Party. Sole control over the triggering of
these devices shall be transferred to the Testing Party at the time
of departure of all personnel from the test location prior to the test;
(h) each
hydrodynamic recording facility shall have an independent grounding
loop with an impedance no greater than 10 ohms;
(i) the
shields of all cables associated with sensing elements and cables and
transducers of the Verifying Party shall be grounded:
(i)
at the input to each hydrodynamic recording facility of the Verifying
Party;
(ii)
at the output of each anti-intrusiveness device;
(iii)
at the input of each trigger conditioner device; and
(iv)
in those cables associated with sensing elements and cables in which
no trigger conditioner device is installed, at the input of the anti-intrusiveness
device;
(j) grounding
of each hydrodynamic recording facility, as well as grounding of cables
associated with the sensing elements and cables and transducers of the
Verifying Party, shall be carried out by Designated Personnel under
observation of personnel of the Testing Party. The grounding system
of each hydrodynamic recording facility, as well as of cables associated
with the sensing elements and cables and transducers shall be under
the joint control of the Parties;
(k) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to install, under observation of personnel
of the Testing Party, an isolation transformer at the input of each
anti-intrusiveness device or trigger conditioner device. From the time
of installation of these devices until the time of the test, neither
Designated Personnel nor personnel of the Testing Party shall have physical
access to these devices, except under observation of personnel of the
other Party;
(l) the
Testing Party shall have the right to install, at a distance of no less
than 50 meters from each hydrodynamic recording facility, a facility
containing instrumentation for monitoring and recording the timing reference
signal, for controlling and monitoring the operation of the anti-intrusiveness
devices, and for the transmission of control and trigger signals. Signals
between the instrumentation facility of the Testing Party and each hydrodynamic
recording facility shall be transmitted over fiber optic cables. The
Testing Party shall provide for the installation, in each hydrodynamic
recording facility, of terminal devices for converting optical signals
into electrical signals produced in accordance with subparagraphs (b)
and (e) of this paragraph, and for monitoring the interval of interruption
and for monitoring the power supply of the anti-intrusiveness device,
in accordance with subparagraph (g) of this paragraph. The Verifying
Party shall provide for the installation in the facility of the Testing
Party of a terminal device for converting an optical signal into an
electrical time referencing signal provided in accordance with subparagraph
(d)(ii) of this paragraph. These provided devices shall be installed
under observation of personnel of both Parties and sealed by the Party
providing the device. The instrumentation facilities specified in this
subparagraph shall be under the exclusive control of the Testing Party;
and
(m) upon
arrival at the test site, Designated Personnel shall provide the Testing
Party with a copy of the block diagram of the equipment configuration
for hydrodynamic yield measurements for the test together with notification
of any changes from the block diagram approved during the familiarization
process provided in paragraph 6(d)(i) of Section VIII of this Protocol.
No less than two days prior to the final dry run, Designated Personnel
shall notify the Testing Party, in writing, of any additional changes
in this block diagram. In the event of any changes in the block diagram,
the Testing Party shall have the right, within one day following such
notification, to disapprove any changes it finds inconsistent with its
non-intrusiveness, containment, safety, or security requirements. Such
disapproval shall be provided, in writing, to the Designated Personnel
Team Leader, stating the specific reasons for disapproval. Any changes
not disapproved shall be deemed accepted. If a change is disapproved,
Designated Personnel shall configure the equipment in accordance with
the block diagram previously approved in accordance with paragraph 6(d)(i)
of section VIII of this Protocol, unless the Testing Party otherwise
agrees.
11. Personnel of the Testing Party shall have the right to observe use
of equipment by Designated Personnel at the test site, with access to
each hydrodynamic recording facility and the command and monitoring facility
of the Verifying Party subject to the following:
(a) at
any time prior to the test that Designated Personnel are not present
in these facilities, these facilities shall be sealed by the seals of
both Parties. seals shall be removed only under observation of personnel
of both Parties;
(b) prior
to the test, except for periods specified in subparagraphs (c) and (d)
of this paragraph, personnel of the Testing Party may enter these facilities
only with the agreement of the Designated Personnel Team Leader and
when accompanied by the Team Leader or his designated representative;
(c) for
the period of two hours prior to the final dry run, and for the period
of two hours prior to the time fixed for withdrawal of all personnel
to the area designated for occupation during the test, personnel of
the Testing Party, not to exceed two, shall have the right to join Designated
Personnel in each hydrodynamic recording facility, to observe final
preparations of the equipment and to confirm the agreed configuration
of that equipment. All personnel shall leave the facility together;
and
(d) for
a period beginning two hours prior to a test and ending upon completion
of the activities, specified in paragraphs 9(m) and 14(b) of this Section,
personnel of the Testing Party, not to exceed two, shall have the right
to join Designated Personnel in the command and monitoring facility
to observe final command and monitoring of the recording equipment and
acquisition and duplication of data, and to receive a copy of these
data.
12. Designated Personnel shall have the right to obtain photographs taken
by personnel of the Testing Party using photographic cameras of the Testing
Party or, at the option of the Testing Party, photographic cameras provided
by the Verifying Party. These photographs shall be taken under the following
conditions:
(a) the
Testing Party shall identify those of its personnel who will take photographs;
(b) photographs
shall be taken at the request and under observation of Designated Personnel.
If requested by Designated Personnel, such photographs shall show the
size of an object by placing a measuring scale, provided by Designated
Personnel, alongside that object during the photographing;
(c) Designated
Personnel shall determine whether photographs conform to those requested,
and, if not, repeat photographs shall be taken; and
(d) before
completion of any photographed operation related to emplacement, and
prior to the time at which an object that is being photographed becomes
permanently hidden from view, Designated Personnel shall determine whether
requested photographs are adequate. If they are not adequate, before
the operation shall proceed additional photographs shall be taken until
the Designated Personnel determine that the photographs of that operation
are adequate. This photographic process shall be undertaken as expeditiously
as possible, and in no case shall the cumulative delay resulting from
this process exceed two hours for each of the operations specified in
paragraphs 13(a), 13(b), 13(d), 13(e), and 13(f) of this Section, unless
the Parties otherwise agree, except that stemming shall not be interrupted
as a result of the photographic process.
13. Designated Personnel shall have the right to obtain photographs, taken
in accordance with paragraph 12 of this Section, of the following:
(a) the
emplacement and installation of equipment associated with the hydrodynamic
yield measurement method, including all sensing elements and cables
and transducers and their connections, each hydrodynamic recording facility,
the command and monitoring facility, anti-intrusiveness devices, and
trigger conditioner devices;
(b) the
stemming of all satellite holes;
(c) all
choke sections and the exterior of each explosive canister;
(d) if
an emplacement hole is vertical, the emplacement of each explosive canister
and the stemming of the hydrodynamic measurement zones of the emplacement
hole;
(e) if
an emplacement hole is horizontal, the interior of the emplacement hole
within 20 meters of the emplacement point of each installed explosive
canister and the stemming of hydrodynamic measurement zones of the emplacement
hole;
(f) core
samples and rock fragments obtained in accordance with paragraphs 5(e),
5(f), 5(g), 5(h), 7(e), 7(f), 7(g), and 7(h) of this Section, the equipment
and activities associated with extracting such samples, as well as the
interior of the emplacement hole, if an emplacement hole is horizontal,
at the stations where core samples or rock fragments were extracted;
and
(g) with
the agreement of the Testing Party, other activities of Designated Personnel
directly related to the use of the hydrodynamic yield measurement method.
14. The following procedures shall apply to the recovery and transfer
of data:
(a) no
later than the final dry run, Designated Personnel shall inform personnel
of the Testing Party of the procedures for recovering and verifying
the authenticity of data and shall advise personnel of the Testing Party,
at the time of data recovery, of any changes Designated Personnel make
in those procedures and the reasons for such changes;
(b) following
the test, Designated Personnel, in the presence of personnel of the
Testing Party, shall enter the hydrodynamic recording facility and recover
all recordings of data taken at the time of the test. Designated Personnel
shall prepare two identical copies of such data. Personnel of the Testing
Party shall select one of the two identical copies.
Designated
Personnel shall retain the other copy, but no other such data; and
(c) following
the completion of the activities specified in paragraph 9(m) of this
Section and subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, Designated Personnel
shall leave the hydrodynamic recording facility and the command and
monitoring facility at the same time as personnel of the Testing Party.
Designated Personnel shall have no further access to their hydrodynamic
recording facility, command and monitoring facility or equipment until
these are returned to the Verifying Party in accordance with paragraph
7(i)(ii) of Section VIII of this Protocol, unless the Parties otherwise
agree, in which case access by Designated Personnel to their facilities
and equipment shall be under observation of personnel of the Testing
Party.
15. Designated Personnel shall not be present in areas from which all
personnel of the Testing Party have been withdrawn in connection with
the test, but shall have the right to reenter those areas, as provided
in this Protocol, at the same time as personnel of the Testing Party.
16. All hydrodynamic yield measurement activities shall be carried out
in accordance with the coordinated schedule. Designated Personnel who
will carry out the activities specified in this Section and in paragraph
7(e) of Section VIII of this Protocol shall arrive at the test site in
accordance with the coordinated schedule, but no less than three days
prior to the date specified by the Testing Party for the beginning of
these activities.
17. The number of Designated Personnel carrying out hydrodynamic yield
measurements with respect to a test of standard configuration conducted
in a single emplacement hole, without regard to the number of ends of
that emplacement hole, as these are specified in paragraph 3(b) of this
Section, shall not exceed, at any time, 35 individuals, and the number
of Designated Personnel, at any time, carrying out hydrodynamic yield
measurements with respect to a test of non-standard configuration or a
test conducted in more than one emplacement hole shall not exceed, at
any time, 45 individuals, unless the Parties otherwise agree. Within these
totals, the coordinated schedule shall be developed so as to ensure that
the number of Designated Personnel for carrying out hydrodynamic yield
measurements with respect to a specific test shall not exceed:
(a) if
a test is of standard configuration, for carrying out activities related
to hydrodynamic yield measurements, other than activities specified
in paragraph 5(j) of this Section, 26 individuals and, for carrying
out activities specified in paragraph 5(j) of this Section:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, 18 individuals; or
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, 22 individuals; or
(b) if
a test is of non-standard configuration or is conducted in more than
one emplacement hole, for carrying out activities related to hydrodynamic
yield measurements other than activities specified in paragraph 5(j)
or 7(j) of this section, 35 individuals and, for carrying out activities
specified in paragraph 5(j) or 7(j) of this Section, 26 individuals;
and
(c) Designated
Personnel shall include at least two individuals fluent in the language
of the Testing Party.
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SECTION VI. SEISMIC YIELD MEASUREMENT METHOD
1. For the purposes of the use of the seismic yield measurement method,
the Verifying Party shall have the right to carry out independent seismic
measurements at three Designated Seismic Stations in the territory of
the Testing Party, in accordance with this Section. Designated Seismic
Stations of each Party shall meet the following criteria:
(a) be
located within its continental territory;
(b) each
shall have an Lg-wave signal-to-noise ratio not less than nine for any
test in its territory having a yield of 150 kilotons. The signal-to-noise
ratio shall be defined as one-half of the maximum peak amplitude of
the Lg-wave signal divided by the root-mean-square value of the seismic
noise in the recording segment immediately preceding the arrival of
the P-wave signal and having a duration of no less than one minute.
The signals
and the noise shall be measured on a vertical component of the recording
in the frequency range typical of Lg-waves recorded at the Designated
Seismic Station;
(c) ensure
wide azimuthal coverage of each of its test sites, insofar as permitted
by their geographic location; and
(d) be
chosen from those existing seismic stations that provide earthquake
and other seismic event data, including tests, to archives in the territory
of the Testing Party, accessible to the Verifying Party.
2. The United States of America designates the following three seismic
stations as meeting the criteria specified in paragraph l of this Section:
Tulsa,
Oklahoma (TUL) (35<deg>55'N; 095<deg>48'W); Black Hills,
South Dakota (RSSD)(44<deg>07'N; 104<deg>02'W); and Newport,
Washington (NEW) 48<deg>16'N; 117<deg>07'W).
3. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics designates the following three
seismic stations as meeting the criteria specified in paragraph l of this
Section:
Arti (ARU)(56<deg>26'N; 058<deg>34'E) ; NoVosibirsk (NVS)(54<deg>51'N;
083*16'E); and Obninsk (OBN)(55<deg>07'N; 036<deg>34'E).
4. Upon entry into force of the Treaty each Party shall provide the other
Party with the following information on each of its Designated Seismic
Stations:
(a) a site
diagram of the station showing the areas assigned for use by Designated
Personnel;
(b) elevation
above mean sea level to the nearest 10 meters; and
(c) types
of rock on which it is located.
5. The Testing Party shall have the right to replace one or more of its
Designated Seismic Stations, provided:
(a) the
new Designated Seismic Station meets all the criteria specified in paragraph
1 of this Section;
(b) notification
of the decision of the Testing Party to select a new Designated Seismic
Station, together with the station name and its reference code, the
station coordinates to the nearest one minute of geographic latitude
and longitude, and the information and site diagram for the new station
specified in paragraph 4 of this Section, is provided to the Verifying
Party no less than 90 days prior to the planned date of any test with
respect to which the Verifying Party has notified the Testing Party
that it intends to use the seismic yield measurement method and for
which this Designated Seismic Station would be used; and
(c) seismic
data, for the period from entry into force of the Treaty until the new
Designated Seismic station begins use as a Designated Seismic Station,
are placed in archives in the territory of the Testing Party, accessible
to the Verifying Party. If a Designated Seismic Station is replaced
within the first four years following entry into force of the Treaty,
seismic data for at least four years of operation of the new Designated
Seismic Station shall be placed in archives in the territory of the
Testing Party, accessible to the Verifying Party.
6. If any Designated Seismic Station does not meet the criteria specified
in paragraph 1 of this Section, the Verifying Party shall have the right
to request its replacement with another Designated Seismic Station that
meets such criteria. Any request by the Verifying Party for replacement
shall state the reasons this Designated Seismic station does not meet
the criteria specified in paragraph 1 of this Section, and shall be transmitted
to the Testing Party through the Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers. If the
Parties are unable to resolve the issue of replacement of a Designated
Seismic Station, it shall immediately be referred to the Bilateral Consultative
Commission in accordance with paragraph 1(a) of Section XI of this Protocol
for resolution.
7. The Testing Party shall bear the costs of replacing any Designated
Seismic Station in its territory, including any costs of eliminating the
previous Designated Seismic Station and the costs of preparing a new Designated
Seismic Station in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Section.
8. If requested by the Verifying Party, the Testing Party shall provide,
according to agreed technical specifications, at each Designated Seismic
Station, for the exclusive use of Designated Personnel:
(a) a
surface vault and pier for the installation of seismic sensors, to be
located not less than 100 meters and not more than 200 meters from the
seismometers of the Testing Party, unless the Parties otherwise agree;
(b) a
borehole for installation of seismic sensors, to be located not less
than 100 meters and not more than 200 meters from the seismometers of
the Testing Party, unless the Parties otherwise agree;
(c) a
working facility with an area not less than 20 square meters, for the
installation and operation of equipment by Designated Personnel and
situated not less than 75 meters and not more than 125 meters from the
seismometers of the Verifying Party, unless the Parties otherwise agree;
(d) a
covered cableway that will allow Designated Personnel to connect devices
in the facilities specified in subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this
paragraph;
(e) a
facility for the storage of shipping containers and spare parts for
the use of Designated Personnel while carrying out their activities
at the Designated Seismic Stations; and
(f) electrical
power from its standard electrical network through converters provided
by the Verifying Party or, by agreement of the Parties, by the Testing
Party.
9. At each Designated Seismic Station, personnel of the Testing Party
shall:
(a) have
the right to observe the installation and calibration of equipment by
Designated Personnel, but at all other times they may be present only
at the invitation of the Designated Personnel Team Leader and when accompanied
by the Designated Personnel Team Leader or his designated representative;
(b) not
interfere with the activities of Designated Personnel with regard to
the installation, calibration, adjustment, and operation of equipment;
and
(c) provide
assistance and logistical support to Designated Personnel in accordance
with paragraph 13 of Section XI of this Protocol, and, by agreement
of the Parties, other assistance and logistical support requested by
Designated Personnel.
10. In carrying out seismic measurements at the Designated Seismic Stations,
Designated Personnel shall have the right to:
(a) confirm
that the agreed technical specifications for the installation and operation
of the equipment have been met during the time periods specified in
the coordinated schedule;
(b) have
access to their equipment from the time of the arrival of Designated
Personnel at, and until their departure from, each Designated Seismic
Station, unless otherwise provided in this Protocol;
(c) install,
calibrate, adjust, and continuously operate their equipment;
(d) record
seismic signals and universal time signals continuously from the time
their equipment is installed until two hours after the test, as well
as process data to monitor the quality of recorded data and retrieve
and copy all recorded data;
(e) use
their own electrical sources to supply electrical power to their equipment
specified in paragraph 4 of Section VIII of this Protocol;
(f) install
and operate tamper-detection equipment and observe the cableway and
the exterior of the facility in which the seismic sensors are installed;
(g) assess
the integrity and performance of their equipment and confirm that there
has been no interference with seismic measurements and the recording
of such measurements; and
(h) lock
and seal the facilities specified in paragraphs 8(a), 8(b), 8(c), and
8(e) of this section with their own seals.
11. The Representative of the Testing Party shall notify, in writing and
referenced to Universal Time Coordinated, the Designated Personnel Team
Leader at each Designated Seismic Station of the beginning of the period
of event readiness and the planned time of the test, to the nearest one
second, in accordance with paragraph 13 of Section IV of this Protocol.
12. At each Designated Seismic Station, Designated Personnel shall:
(a) upon
arrival, provide the Representative of the Testing Party with a description
of the recording format and the computer program to enable the Testing
Party to read digital data, if digital recordings of data are made;
(b) prior
to departure, provide the Representative of the Testing Party with the
following:
(i)
a copy of all data recorded by all equipment used by Designated Personnel,
on the same medium as that on which these data were recorded;
(ii)
a graphic representation on a paper medium of the seismic data of
the test for a period of time beginning one minute prior to the test
and ending 30 minutes following the test; and
(iii)
the results of the calibration of all seismic equipment, including
the amplitude-frequency characteristics of the equipment used to measure
and record the seismic data; and
(c) prior
to their departure, prepare for inspection, storage in accordance with
the conditions chosen by the Testing Party, or shipment of their equipment.
13. Designated Personnel shall have the right to acquire photographs of
operations and activities related to seismic yield measurement at the
Designated Seismic Stations. Photographs shall be taken by personnel of
the Testing Party, using their own photographic cameras, or, at the option
of the Testing Party, by Designated Personnel using their own photographic
cameras.
(a) if
the Testing Party takes photographs, the following conditions shall
be met:
(i)
the Testing Party shall identify those of its personnel who will take
photographs;
(ii)
photographs shall be taken at the request and under observation of
Designated Personnel. If requested by Designated Personnel, such photographs
shall show the size of an object being photographed by placing a measuring
scale, provided by Designated Personnel, alongside that object during
the photographing; and
(iii)
Designated Personnel shall determine whether photographs that were
taken conform to those requested, and, if not, repeat photographs
shall be taken.
(b) If
Designated Personnel take photographs, the following conditions shall
be met:
(i)
the Verifying Party shall identify those of its Designated Personnel
who will take photographs; and
(ii)
photographs shall be taken under observation of personnel of the Testing
Party, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.
14. All activities of Designated Personnel at the Designated Seismic Stations
shall be carried out in accordance with the coordinated schedule. Designated
Personnel shall arrive at the Designated Seismic Stations in accordance
with this schedule, but no less than 10 days prior to the planned date
of the test.
Designated Personnel shall depart the Designated Seismic Station within
two days following the test.
15. If the planned date of a test is postponed by more than 10 days following
receipt of the most recent notification, Designated Personnel shall have
the right to leave the Designated Seismic Stations or, if requested by
the Representative of the Testing Party, shall depart the Designated Seismic
Stations for a mutually agreed location within the territory of the Testing
Party or depart the territory of the Testing Party through the point of
entry. If Designated Personnel leave the Designated Seismic Stations,
they shall have the right to seal their equipment located at the stations.
The seals shall not be broken except by Designated Personnel under observation
of personnel of the Testing Party.
Designated Personnel shall have the right to reoccupy the Designated Seismic
Stations no less than 72 hours prior to the next planned time of the test.
16. The number of Designated Personnel carrying out seismic measurements
at each Designated Seismic Station shall not exceed five. At least one
individual fluent in the language of the Testing Party shall be among
Designated Personnel at each Designated Seismic station.
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SECTION VII. ON-SITE INSPECTION
1. In carrying out on-site inspection, the Verifying Party shall have
the right to confirm the validity of the geological, geophysical, and
geometrical information provided in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 9
of Section IV of this Protocol, in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) the
Testing Party shall provide Designated Personnel, upon their arrival
at the test site, with the results of any studies of core samples and
rock fragments extracted from each emplacement hole and any exploratory
holes and tunnels, and the results of logging and geodetic measurements
carried out in each emplacement hole and any exploratory holes and tunnels,
relevant to the geology and geophysics of the emplacement medium, if
the Testing Party carried out such studies and measurements;
(b) using
their own equipment and under observation of personnel of the Testing
Party, Designated Personnel shall have the right to carry out:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, in the emplacement hole, from
the end of the hole to the entrance to the hole, gamma-gamma, gamma,
neutron, electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, gravity,
acoustic, television, and caliper logging, and measurements of the
depth and cross section of the emplacement hole, as well as measurements
to determine the location and volume of voids, using, in a non-destructive
way, such methods as electromagnetic measurements, radar, and acoustic
sounding; and
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, in the holes specified in subparagraph
(d)(ii) of this paragraph, and in the emplacement hole in the regions
extending from each end of the emplacement hole to a point located
300 meters from the corresponding emplacement point in the direction
of the entrance to the emplacement hole, gamma-gamma, gamma, neutron,
electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, gravity, acoustic,
and caliper logging, and measurements of the length and cross section
of the emplacement hole, as well as measurements to determine the
location and volume of voids, using, in a non-destructive way, such
methods as electromagnetic measurements, radar, and acoustic sounding;
(c) all
logging and geometrical measurement data obtained by Designated Personnel
in accordance with subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, including calibration
data, shall be duplicated, and a copy of these data shall be provided
to personnel of the Testing Party prior to the departure from the test
site of Designated Personnel who have carried out those measurements.
Calibration
data shall include information needed to confirm the sensitivity of
logging equipment under the conditions in which it is used;
(d) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to receive:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, core samples or rock fragments,
at the option of Designated Personnel, extracted from the emplacement
hole at 10 depths specified by Designated Personnel, plus one additional
depth for every complete 50-meter distance between the uppermost and
lowest emplacement points. The total volume of core samples or rock
fragments extracted at each of the specified depths shall be no less
than 400 cubic centimeters and no more than 3000 cubic centimeters,
unless the Parties otherwise agree; and
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, core samples or rock fragments,
at the option of Designated Personnel, from the emplacement hole in
the regions extending from each end of the emplacement hole to a point
located 300 meters from the corresponding emplacement point in the
direction of the entrance to the emplacement hole.
Core samples
shall be extracted during drilling from each of five holes drilled at
stations in the emplacement hole, specified by Designated Personnel.
These five stations shall be separated from each other by no less than
15 meters. At each station the hole shall be drilled in a direction
specified by Designated Personnel, except that at each station within
65 meters of each emplacement point the Testing Party shall have the
right to exclude two 90-degree sectors separated by a sector of 90 degrees.
The diameter of each drilled hole shall be no less than 0.09 meters
and no more than 0.15 meters, and the depth of each hole shall be no
more than the diameter of the emplacement hole at that station. Core
samples shall be extracted at locations specified by Designated Personnel
along the drilled hole.
Rock fragments
shall be extracted from the walls of the emplacement hole at five stations
specified by Designated Personnel. The total volume of core samples
or rock fragments extracted at each station shall be no less than 400
cubic centimeters and no more than 3000 cubic centimeters, unless the
Parties otherwise agree.
(e) core
samples or rock fragments, at the option of Designated Personnel, shall
be extracted, in accordance with subparagraph (d) of this paragraph,
by personnel of the Testing Party, under observation of Designated Personnel,
or by Designated Personnel, at the option of the Testing Party;
(f) if
the Testing Party does not extract core samples or rock fragments in
accordance with subparagraph (d) of this paragraph, Designated Personnel
shall have the right to do so, using their own equipment and under observation
of personnel of the Testing Party;
(g) if,
prior to arrival of Designated Personnel at the test site, the Testing
Party has cased more than a total of 20 meters within any 100-meter
segment of a vertical emplacement hole in the region extending from
the end of the emplacement hole to a point 300 meters from the planned
emplacement point in the direction of the entrance to the emplacement
hole, the Testing Party shall provide an uncased hole with respect to
which the Verifying Party shall have the same rights as those specified
for an emplacement hole in subparagraphs (b), (d), (e), and (f) of this
paragraph. This uncased hole shall be located no more than 50 meters
from the emplacement hole and shall have a depth no less than that of
the emplacement hole. If personnel of the Testing Party, under observation
of Designated Personnel, extract core samples through coring during
the drilling of this uncased hole, the diameter of this hole shall be
no less than 0.09 meters. If Designated Personnel, under observation
of personnel of the Testing Party, extract core samples from this uncased
hole following drilling, the diameter of this uncased hole shall be
no less than 0.3 meters; and
(h) Designated
Personnel shall have the right to retain core samples and rock fragments
specified in subparagraphs (d), (e), (f), and (g) of this paragraph.
Any such core samples or rock fragments shall be prepared in accordance
with the procedures agreed upon by the Parties for shipment to the territory
of the Verifying Party.
2. Designated Personnel shall have the right:
(a) if
an emplacement hole is vertical, to observe the emplacement of each
explosive canister into the emplacement hole from the time the bottom
of the canister is last visible above the entrance of the emplacement
hole, and to determine by direct measurement the depth of emplacement
of the bottom of the canister;
(b) if
an emplacement hole is horizontal, to determine by direct measurement
the location of each explosive canister in the emplacement hole, and
to confirm the presence of at least 10 meters of stemming, as specified
in subparagraph (c)(ii) of this paragraph, in any previously stemmed
tunnel that had provided access to an explosive canister, using, in
a non-destructive way, such methods as electromagnetic measurements,
radar, and acoustic sounding;
(c) to
observe stemming of each emplacement hole:
(i)
if an emplacement hole is vertical, until a solid concrete plug no
less than three meters thick is installed above the explosive canister
closest to the entrance to the emplacement hole; and
(ii)
if an emplacement hole is horizontal, until access to any explosive
canister has been prevented by installation of stemming material for
a distance no less than 10 meters, including the installation of a
solid concrete plug no less than three meters thick;
(d) to
have access along agreed routes to the location of the test to carry
out activities related to on-site inspection;
(e) to
have access to their equipment associated with the carrying out of on-site
inspection from the time of its transfer to Designated Personnel at
the test site, until it is transferred to personnel of the Testing Party
in accordance with paragraph 9(g) of section VIII of this Protocol,
unless otherwise provided in this Protocol;
(f) if
an emplacement hole is vertical, to have access, for the purpose of
visual inspection of the ground surface, to the area delineated by a
circle having a radius of 300 meters, centered on the entrance to the
emplacement hole; and
(g) if
an emplacement hole is horizontal, to have access, for the purpose of
visual inspection of the ground surface, to the area delineated by a
circle having a radius of 300 meters, centered directly above the emplacement
point of each explosive canister.
3. Designated Personnel shall have the right to obtain photographs associated
with on-site inspection, which shall be taken in accordance with paragraph
12 of Section V of this Protocol, of the following:
(a) if
an emplacement hole is vertical, the emplacement of each explosive canister
and the stemming of the emplacement hole specified in paragraph 2(c)(i)
of this Section;
(b) if
an emplacement hole is horizontal, the interior of the emplacement hole
within 20 meters of the emplacement point of each explosive canister,
and the stemming of the emplacement hole specified in paragraph 2(c)(ii)
of this Section;
(c) core
samples and rock fragments, extracted in accordance with paragraphs
1(d), 1(e), 1(f), and 1(g) of this Section, the equipment and activities
associated with extracting such samples, as well as the interior of
the emplacement hole, if the emplacement hole is horizontal, at the
stations where core samples and rock fragments were extracted; and
(d) with
the agreement of the Testing Party, other activities of Designated Personnel
directly related to on-site inspection.
4. In no case shall the cumulative delay resulting from the photographic
process specified in paragraph 3 of this Section exceed two hours for
each of the operations specified in paragraph 3 of this Section, unless
the Parties otherwise agree, except that stemming shall not be interrupted
as a result of the photographic process.
5. All on-site inspection activities shall be carried out in accordance
with the coordinated schedule. Designated Personnel shall have the right,
within a period not to exceed 15 days, to carry out logging and coring
activities specified in paragraph 1 of this Section, unless the Parties
otherwise agree and so specify in the coordinated schedule. These activities
shall be completed no less than one day prior to the beginning of emplacement
of explosives. Upon completion of the activities specified in paragraph
1 of this Section, Designated Personnel shall depart the territory of
the Testing Party, except that Designated Personnel who will also participate
in the activities specified in paragraph 2 of this Section shall remain
at the test site, if the Parties decide that this is required by the coordinated
schedule.
Otherwise, Designated Personnel shall depart the territory of the Testing
Party or, if agreed by the Parties, they may depart to another point within
the territory of the Testing Party. All Designated Personnel who will
carry out the activities specified in paragraph 2 of this Section shall
arrive at the test site in accordance with the coordinated schedule, but
no less than three days prior to the date specified by the Testing Party
for the beginning of these activities.
6. The number of Designated Personnel carrying out the activities specified
in paragraph 1 of this Section shall not exceed 23 at any time. The number
of Designated Personnel carrying out activities specified in paragraphs
2(a), 2(b), and 2(c) of this Section shall not exceed five at any time.
At least one individual fluent in the language of the Testing Party shall
be among Designated Personnel.
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SECTION VIII. EQUIPMENT
1. Designated Personnel, in carrying out activities related to verification
in accordance with this Protocol, shall have the right to bring into the
territory of the Testing Party install, and use:
(a) if
the Verifying Party has provided notification of its intent to use the
hydrodynamic yield measurement method, part or all of the equipment
specified in paragraph 3 of this Section;
(b) if
the Verifying Party has provided notification of its intent to use the
seismic yield measurement method, part or all of the equipment specified
in paragraph 4 of this Section;
(c) if
the Verifying Party has provided notification of its intent to carry
out on-site inspection, part or all of the equipment specified in paragraph
5 of this Section;
(d) maintenance
and support equipment and spare parts necessary for the installation
and functioning of equipment of the Verifying Party;
(e) electrical
power supplies, converters, and associated cables;
(f) photographic
equipment, if the Testing Party does not provide such equipment;
(g) locks,
seals, and equipment necessary for installing seals of the Verifying
Party and checking their integrity;
(h) medical
and health physics equipment and supplies, personal protective gear,
recreational items, and such other items as may be agreed upon by the
Parties;
(i) office
equipment and supplies, including, but not limited to, copying and facsimile
machines, and personal computers;
(j) closed-circuit
television equipment for the purpose of carrying out remote observation
by Designated Personnel, in accordance with paragraph 9(g) of Section
V of this Protocol, if the Testing Party does not provide such equipment;
and
(k) satellite
communications equipment, if the Testing Party does not provide satellite
communications for Designated Personnel.
2. During the first meeting of the Coordinating Group for a specific test,
the Parties shall agree, within 15 days, upon such additional materials,
temporary structures, and equipment as may be requested in writing by
the Verifying Party and which shall be supplied by the Testing Party for
use by Designated Personnel. Such additional materials, temporary structures,
and equipment, with their descriptions and operating instructions, shall
be provided to Designated Personnel in accordance with the coordinated
schedule.
3. The list of equipment for the purposes of the use of the hydrodynamic
yield measurement method in accordance with Section V of this Protocol
shall include:
(a) sensing
elements and cables and transducers;
(b) electrical
cables for transmission of hydrodynamic data from the entrance of each
horizontal satellite hole to the entrance of the horizontal emplacement
hole with which it is associated;
(c) the
hydrodynamic recording facilities, with equipment, including computers,
for acquiring, recording, and processing data and timing signals, as
well as for transmitting and receiving hydrodynamic data and command
and monitoring signals between each hydrodynamic recording facility
and the command and monitoring facility, and the shock mitigation platforms
for installing each hydrodynamic recording facility, and with equipment
for distributing electrical analogs of the signals arriving from the
instrumentation facility of the Testing Party;
(d) trigger
conditioner devices for generating a timing reference signal from the
electrical cables of the Verifying Party and terminal devices for converting
an optical signal into an electrical signal;
(e) the
command and monitoring facility, with equipment, including computers,
for generating and recording command and monitoring signals, for transmitting
and receiving command and monitoring signals between each hydrodynamic
recording facility and the command and monitoring facility, as well
as for retrieving, storing, and processing hydrodynamic data;
(f) electrical
cables for transmission of hydrodynamic data from the entrance of each
vertical satellite hole or from the entrance of each horizontal emplacement
hole to the hydrodynamic recording facility of the Verifying Party;
(g) electrical
cables for the grounding of equipment and for above-ground transmission
of electrical power, and electrical and fiber optic cables for above-ground
transmission of command and monitoring signals and hydrodynamic data;
(h) measuring
and calibration instrumentation, support equipment, and equipment for
installing and positioning sensing elements and cables and transducers;
(i) equipment
specified in paragraph 5 of this Section for confirming the characteristics
of emplacement holes and satellite holes; and
(j) directional
survey and magnetic survey equipment and equipment for determining the
distance between emplacement holes and satellite holes, and equipment
for detecting voids and determining their relative locations and volumes.
4. The list of equipment for the purposes of the use of the seismic yield
measurement method at each Designated Seismic Station in accordance with
Section VI, of this Protocol shall include:
(a) seismic
sensors capable of recording ground movements in three orthogonal directions
within the frequency range from 0.1 to 10 hertz;
(b) equipment
for amplifying, filtering, and digitizing the output signals of the
seismic sensors;
(c) equipment
for recording seismic data, and cables for interconnecting the equipment
described in this paragraph;
(d) equipment
for controlling sensors and recorders and for calibrating equipment;
(e) means
of recording Universal Time Coordinated and referencing the recorded
seismic data to it;
(f) equipment,
including computers, to process data, to monitor the quality of the
recorded data, as well as to display, store, and copy data; and
(g) equipment,
including that using digital algorithms, for assessing the validity
of recorded seismic data.
5. The list of equipment for the purposes of carrying out on-site inspection
in accordance with Section VII of this Protocol shall include:
(a) equipment
for obtaining the following logging data:
gamma-gamma,
gamma, neutron, electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, gravity,
television, acoustic, and caliper, as well as equipment for measuring
the depth and cross section of emplacement holes and for measuring the
volume of voids;
(b) equipment,
including computers, for calibrating logging equipment, for monitoring
the quality of the recorded data, as well as for recording displaying,
and copying data from logging equipment;
(c) equipment
for extracting core samples and rock fragments, and
(d) geologist's
field tools and kits, and equipment for the recording of field data.
6. The Testing Party shall have the right, for the purposes of an initial
familiarization, to inspect the equipment and every component thereof
that the Verifying Party intends to use in carrying out activities related
to verification, and thereafter shall have the right to familiarize itself
with the equipment and every component thereof that had not previously
been provided for this purpose in accordance with this paragraph. For
these purposes:
(a) the
equipment subject to familiarization by the Testing Party shall include:
(i)
a set of equipment for hydrodynamic yield measurements, specified
in paragraph 3 of this section;
(ii)
a set of equipment for seismic yield measurements, specified in paragraph
4 of this Section;
(iii)
a set of equipment for on-site inspection, specified in paragraph
5 of this Section; and
(iv)
the equipment specified in paragraphs 1(d), 1(e), I(f), 1(g), 1(h),
1(i), 1(j), and 1(k) of this Section; (b) the Verifying Party shall
initiate the familiarization process by notifying the Testing Party
no less than 30 days prior to the date on which it intends to deliver
equipment to the point of entry. This notification shall include a
preliminary inventory of the equipment and the planned date of its
delivery;
(b) the Verifying Party shall initiate the familiarization process
by notifying the Testing Party no less than 30 days prior to the date
on which it intends to deliver equipment to the point of entry. This
notification shall include a preliminary inventory of the equipment
and the planned date of its delivery;
(c) no
less than seven days prior to the date of delivery of equipment, the
Verifying Party shall provide a complete inventory of such equipment,
which shall also specify which equipment, in accordance with paragraph
7(h) of this Section, will be removed from the facilities of the Verifying
Party immediately prior to the beginning of the final dry run and immediately
prior to the test. At the same time the Verifying Party shall provide
instructions on the installation and operation of equipment with functional
and technical descriptions and specifications, including electrical
diagrams, as well as block diagrams of the system and its components;
(d) no
more than 45 days following receipt of the equipment, the Testing Party,
taking into account,the equipment specified for removal in subparagraph
(c) of this paragraph, shall specify, in writing, to the Verifying Party:
(i)
the equipment approved by it for use by Designated Personnel in accordance
with the information provided in accordance with subparagraph (c)
of this paragraph; and
(ii)
the characteristics of any equipment component it finds unacceptable
because it is inconsistent with its non-intrusiveness, containment,
safety, or security requirements;
(e) no
more than 50 days following its initial delivery to the point of entry,
equipment shall be returned, in the same condition as that in which
it was received, to the Verifying Party at the point of entry; and
(f) following
receipt of the written evaluation provided by the Testing Party in accordance
with subparagraph (d)(ii) of this paragraph, the Verifying Party may
deliver to the Testing Party, for familiarization in accordance with
procedures specified in subparagraphs (b) and (c) of this paragraph,
modified or replacement equipment to eliminate the unacceptable characteristics
specified by the Testing Party, after which the procedures specified
in subparagraphs (d) and (e) of this paragraph shall be followed with
respect to the modified or replacement equipment.
7. The following procedures shall apply to equipment for use of the hydrodynamic
yield measurement method:
(a) with
the exception of that equipment that the Verifying Party intends to
use from the equipment stored in accordance with subparagraph (j) of
this paragraph, no less than 60 days prior to the planned date of the
beginning of emplacement of sensing elements and cables or the planned
date of the beginning of emplacement of explosives, whichever occurs
earlier, unless the Parties otherwise agree, the Verifying Party shall
deliver in sealed containers to the point of entry, at its option, either
one or two sets of all or part of the equipment specified in paragraphs
1(d), 1(e), 1(f), 1(g), 1(h), 1(i), 1(k), 3(i), and 3(j) of this Section;
(b) with
the exception of that equipment that the verifying Party intends to
use from the equipment stored in accordance with subparagraph (j) of
this paragraph, no less than 45 days prior to the planned date of the
beginning of emplacement of sensing elements and cables, unless the
Parties otherwise agree, the Verifying Party shall deliver in sealed
containers to the point of entry two identical sets of the equipment
specified in paragraphs 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), and 3(e) of this Section,
and, at its option, either one or two sets of the equipment specified
in paragraphs 1(j), 3(f), 3(g), and 3(h) of this Section, and, if it
has not been delivered in accordance with subparagraph (a) of this paragraph,
the equipment specified in paragraphs 1(d), 1(e), 1(f), 1(g), 1(h),
1(i), and 1(k) of this Section;
(c) these
sets of equipment shall have the same components with the same functional
and technical descriptions and specifications as the equipment approved
by the Testing Party in accordance with paragraph 6(d)(i) of this Section;
(d) no
less than seven days prior to the date of delivery of equipment to the
point of entry, the Verifying Party shall provide a complete inventory
of this equipment, specifying which equipment, in accordance with subparagraph
(h) of this paragraph, will be removed from the facilities of the Verifying
Party immediately prior to the beginning of the final dry run and immediately
prior to the test;
(e) if
the Verifying Party provides two identical sets of equipment:
(i)
the Testing Party shall choose, at the point of entry, one of the
two identical sets of each type of equipment for use by Designated
Personnel, with the exception of the equipment specified in paragraphs
3(a) and 3(b) of this Section, and shall affix its own seals to the
sealed containers in which that set of equipment arrived.
The
set of equipment not chosen by the Testing Party for use by Designated
Personnel shall be subject to inspection by the Testing Patty. Seals
of the Verifying Party shall be removed from equipment chosen by the
Testing Party for inspection, in the presence of personnel of both
Parties, and thereafter this equipment shall be retained for inspection
by the Testing Party without the presence of Designated Personnel
for a period of no more than 30 days, after which time it shall be
returned, in the same condition as that in which it was received,
to the Verifying Party at the point of entry;
(ii)
with respect to the equipment specified in paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b)
of this Section, the Testing Party, under observation of Designated
Personnel, shall remove the seals of the Verifying Party, combine
the two sets of equipment, and randomly redistribute the items of
each type of such equipment in order to produce two new identical
sets. The Testing Party shall choose one of these new identical sets
for use by Designated Personnel, and both Parties shall affix their
own seals to the containers of that set. The set of equipment not
chosen by the Testing Party for use by Designated Personnel shall
be subject to inspection by the Testing Party in accordance with procedures
specified in subparagraph (e)(iii) of this paragraph;
(iii)
if the verifying Party has delivered the equipment specified in paragraphs
3(a) and 3(b) of this Section with individual gas-blocking devices
installed in the cables, Designated Personnel, under observation of
personnel of the Testing Party, shall cut each cable at points three
meters on either side of each gas-blocking device and shall place
these gas-blocking devices and their attached cable segments in separate
containers. If the Verifying Party delivered this equipment without
individual gas-blocking devices installed, Designated Personnel, under
observation of personnel of the Testing Party, shall cut a three-meter
segment from each end of each cable and shall place these segments
in separate containers. Personnel of each Party, under observation
of personnel of the other Party, shall seal these separate containers
of cable segments or gas-blocking devices with cable segments. The
remainder of this equipment shall be retained for inspection by the
Testing Party in accordance with subparagraph (e)(i) of this paragraph,
except that during inspection of this equipment the Testing Party
may remove up to 150 meters of cable from the set chosen for inspection,
in no more segments than twice the number of cables in that set; the
set of equipment not chosen by the Testing Party for use by Designated
Personnel shall be subject to inspection by the Testing Party;
(iv)
the Testing Party shall ensure protection of the equipment chosen
by it for use by Designated Personnel and the sealed containers specified
in subparagraph (e)(iii) of this paragraph while they are in its territory,
and shall transport this equipment to the test site in such a manner
as to ensure that it is delivered to Designated Personnel in the same
condition as that in which it was received by the Testing Party. Prior
to shipment to the test site, and from the time of its arrival at
the test site until the time of its transfer to Designated Personnel,
this equipment shall be kept sealed, in storage under conditions agreed
upon by the Parties;
(v)
personnel of the Testing Party shall consult with Designated Personnel
regarding plans and schedule of shipment of the equipment no less
than 48 hours prior to its shipment. Designated Personnel shall have
the right to verify the integrity of their seals, to observe their
equipment, and to accompany it from the point of entry to the test
site. The equipment specified in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph
shall be delivered to Designated Personnel for use at the test site
no less than 25 days prior to the planned date of the beginning of
emplacement of explosives or the planned date of the beginning of
emplacement of sensing elements and cables, whichever occurs earlier,
unless the Parties otherwise agree. The equipment specified in subparagraph
(b) of this paragraph shall be delivered to Designated Personnel at
the test site for use no less than 10 days prior to the planned date
of the beginning of emplacement of sensing elements and cables, unless
the Parties otherwise agree. Personnel of each Party shall remove
their seals from the equipment under observation of personnel of the
other Party. Prior to removing their seals, personnel of each Party
shall have the right to verify the integrity of those seals, under
observation of personnel of the other Party;
(vi)
seals affixed to the equipment specified in paragraphs 3(a), 3(b),
and 3(d) of this Section shall not be removed prior to either the
conduct of pressure tests and non-destructive inspections, in accordance
with subparagraphs e(vii) and (e)(viii) of this paragraph, or preparation
for installation of such equipment, at which time personnel of each
Party shall remove their seals, under observation of personnel of
the other Party. Prior to removing their seals, personnel of each
Party shall have the right to verify the integrity of those seals,
under observation of personnel of the other Party. Thereafter, personnel
of the Testing Party shall have the right to observe all activities
of Designated Personnel related to this equipment;
(vii)
the Testing Party shall have the right to conduct pressure tests on
the portions of cables with individual gas-blocking devices specified
in subparagraph (e)(iii) of this paragraph, in accordance with its
technical operations and practices and under observation of Designated
Personnel, to ensure that the individual gas-blocking devices meet
the containment requirements of the Testing Party. These pressure
tests shall be conducted at a time specified by the Testing Party,
at which time personnel of each Party shall verify the integrity of
their seals on the containers specified in subparagraph (e)(iii) of
this paragraph and shall remove their seals, under observation of
personnel of the other Party. The Testing Party shall also have the
right to conduct non-destructive inspections, under observation of
Designated Personnel, on the set of cables chosen for use, to ensure
that the cables chosen for use are identical in construction to those
chosen for inspection. Such non-destructive inspections shall be carried
out at a time specified by the Testing Party. All tests and non-destructive
inspections related to the containment requirements of the Testing
Party shall be completed, and the results communicated to the Designated
Personnel Team Leader at the test site, no less than 10 days prior
to the planned date for the beginning of emplacement of sensing elements
and cables. If all of the individual gas-blocking devices removed
from cables in the set chosen for inspection, in accordance with subparagraph
(e)(iii) of this paragraph, successfully meet the containment requirements,
and if cables chosen for use are found to be identical in construction
to those chosen for inspection, then the set chosen for use shall
be sealed by the seals of both Parties, which shall not be removed
prior to preparation for installation of such equipment.
Following
the pressure tests, the Testing Party shall have the right to retain
the individual gas-blocking devices with their attached cable segments
from the set chosen for inspection;
(viii)
if the Verifying Party delivered the equipment specified in paragraphs
3(a) and 3(b) of this Section without individual gas-blocking devices
installed in the cables, the Testing Party shall have the right to
conduct pressure tests, in accordance with its technical operations
and practices, to ensure that the gas-blocking properties of these
cables meet the containment requirements of the Testing Party. These
tests shall be performed under observation of Designated Personnel
on the segments of cables specified in subparagraph (e)(iii) of this
paragraph as well as on a three-meter segment of each cable of the
set chosen for use, removed by Designated Personnel, under observation
of personnel of the Testing Party, from the end of the cable that
will extend to the ground surface. These pressure tests shall be conducted
at a time specified by the Testing Party, at which time personnel
of each Party shall verify the integrity of their seals on the containers
specified in subparagraph (e)(iii) of this paragraph, as well as on
the containers with the set of equipment chosen for use, specified
in paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b), and shall remove their seals under observation
of personnel of the other Party. All tests related to the containment
requirements of the Testing Party shall be completed, and the results
communicated to the Designated Personnel Team Leader at the test site,
no less than 10 days prior to the planned date for the beginning of
emplacement of sensing elements and cables. If all of the cable segments
removed from the set chosen for use and the set chosen for inspection
meet the containment requirements of the Testing Party, then the set
chosen for use shall be sealed by the seals of both Parties, which
shall not be removed prior to preparation for installation of such
equipment and its use in hydrodynamic yield measurements; and
(ix)
if, within one day following the completion of testing and non-destructive
inspections specified in subparagraphs (e)(vii) and (e)(viii) of this
paragraph, the Verifying Party so requests, the Testing Party shall
provide cables that meet its containment requirements. The Testing
Party shall deliver these cables to Designated Personnel at the test
site no more than two days following the request of the Verifying
Party but no less than seven days prior to the planned date for the
beginning of emplacement of sensing elements and cables, unless the
Parties otherwise agree;
(f) if
the Verifying Party provides only one set of equipment:
(i)
upon arrival of the equipment at the point of entry, the seals of
the Verifying Party shall be removed from this equipment in the presence
of personnel of both Parties, after which the Testing Party shall
have the right to inspect this equipment for no more than 30 days,
without the presence of Designated Personnel;
(ii)
upon completion of the inspection, the Testing Party shall transport
all approved equipment to the test site and deliver it, in the same
condition as that in which it was received, to Designated Personnel.
The equipment specified in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph shall
be delivered to Designated Personnel no less than 25 days prior to
the planned date of the beginning of emplacement of explosives or
the planned date of the beginning of emplacement of sensing elements
and cables, whichever occurs earlier, unless the Parties otherwise
agree. The equipment specified in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph
shall be delivered to Designated Personnel at the test site no less
than 20 days prior to the planned date of the beginning of emplacement
of sensing elements and cables, unless the Parties otherwise agree;
and
(iii)
within five days following delivery of equipment to Designated Personnel,
the Designated Personnel Team Leader shall certify, in writing, to
the Representative of the Testing Party that the equipment delivered
to the test site is in working condition or, in the event of damage
to the equipment, shall report such damage in writing;
(g) upon
completion of inspection of the equipment, in accordance with subparagraphs
(e)(i) and (f)(i) of this paragraph, the Testing Party shall inform
the Verifying Party, in writing, of any equipment that does not conform
to that approved previously in accordance with paragraph 6(d)(i) of
this section and shall specify the non-conforming characteristics of
any such equipment or component thereof. Prior to shipment to the test
site, in the case of equipment provided in one set, or at the time of
delivery to Designated Personnel at the test site of the set of equipment
chosen for use, in the case of equipment provided in two sets, the equipment
that does not conform to that approved previously shall be removed by
Designated Personnel under observation of personnel of the Testing Party
and placed under seals of both Parties in storage at a location chosen
by the Testing Party. Any such equipment shall be returned by the Testing
Party to Designated Personnel at the point of entry following completion
of the activity related to verification for which it was originally
provided. Except as otherwise provided in this Protocol, equipment approved
by the Testing Party shall remain under the exclusive control of Designated
Personnel from the time of its delivery to Designated Personnel at the
test site until it is transferred to the Testing Party in accordance
with subparagraph (i) of this paragraph;
(h) immediately
prior to the beginning of the final dry run, Designated Personnel, under
observation of personnel of the Testing Party, shall remove from each
hydrodynamic recording facility and the command and monitoring facility
all items specified in accordance with paragraph 6(c) of this Section
for removal at that time. These items shall be placed under the seals
of both Parties and stored at a location chosen by the Testing Party.
Upon departure of personnel of both Parties from each hydrodynamic recording
facility immediately prior to the test, all remaining maintenance and
support equipment and spare parts shall be removed by Designated Personnel,
unless the Parties otherwise agree;
(i) personnel
of the Testing Party shall have the right to inspect equipment after
it has been used for carrying out activities related to hydrodynamic
yield measurements, for a period of 30 days, without the presence of
Designated Personnel.
For these
purposes:
(i)
the equipment used for carrying out activities specified in paragraphs
4(g), 5(c), and 5(f) or 5(g) or 5(h), and 6(b), 6(f), 7(c), and 7(f)
or 7(g) or 7(h) of Section V of this Protocol shall be transferred
to the Testing Party upon completion of all these activities, unless
the Parties agree that equipment for any specific activity may be
transferred upon completion of that activity;
(ii)
all other equipment, except that specified in paragraphs 1(e), 1(g),
1(h), 1(i), and 1(k) of this Section, shall be transferred to the
Testing Party upon completion of all activities specified in paragraphs
9(m) and 14(b) of Section V of this Protocol;
(iii)
equipment specified in paragraphs 1(e), 1(g), 1(h), 1(i), and 1(k)
of this Section shall be transferred to the Testing Party upon completion
of all activities of Designated Personnel specified in Section V of
this Protocol; and
(iv)
during inspection of equipment specified in paragraphs 3(f) and 3(g)
of this Section, after it has been used for carrying out activities
related to hydrodynamic yield measurements, the Testing Party shall
have the right to remove and retain no more than 150 meters of those
cables, in no more segments than twice the number of cables in each
set, with the exception of the fiber optic cables and the electrical
cables for above-ground transmission of electrical power;
(j) the
Verifying Party shall have the right to store for subsequent use part
or all of its equipment in the territory of the Testing Party. Storage
shall be under conditions agreed upon by the Parties, at a location
chosen by the Testing Party and under its protection;
(k) with
respect to inventory and shipment or storage of this equipment, the
following procedures, at the option of the Verifying Party, shall be
applied:
(i)
upon transfer of equipment to the Testing Party for inspection, in
accordance with subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, Designated Personnel
shall provide complete inventories of equipment to be stored and equipment
to be shipped to their territory. These inventories shall be signed
by the Designated Personnel Team Leader and the Representative of
the Testing Party, each of whom shall retain a copy of the inventories.
Within five days following completion of inspection of equipment to
be shipped, the Testing Party shall return this equipment to Designated
Personnel at the point of entry, in the same condition as that in
which it was received. Elimination of information stored in memories
shall not be deemed damage to the equipment; or
(ii)
within five days following completion of inspection of equipment in
accordance with subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Testing Party
shall return this equipment to Designated Personnel at a location
chosen by the Testing Party, in the same condition as that in which
it was received. Elimination of information stored in memories shall
not be deemed damage to the equipment.
Designated
Personnel shall examine, inventory, and pack their equipment in containers.
Personnel of the Testing Party shall have the right to observe these
activities.
Within five
days following receipt of their equipment, Designated Personnel shall
transfer to the Testing Party the packed containers, along with inventories
of the equipment to be stored and the equipment to be shipped.
These inventories
shall be signed by the Designated Personnel Team Leader and the Representative
of the Testing Party, each of whom shall retain a copy of the inventories.
Within 10
days following receipt of the equipment to be shipped, the Testing Party
shall deliver it to the point of entry; and
(l) if
stored equipment is to be used for activities related to verification
of a subsequent test, it shall be subject to further inspection only
after such use. The equipment specified in subparagraph (a) of this
paragraph shall be delivered, in the same condition as that in which
it was received, to Designated Personnel for use at the test site no
less than 25 days prior to the planned date of the beginning of emplacement
of explosives or the planned date of the beginning of emplacement of
sensing elements and cables, whichever occurs earlier, unless the Parties
otherwise agree. The equipment specified in subparagraph (b) of this
paragraph shall be delivered, in the same condition as that in which
it was received, to Designated Personnel at the test site no later than
10 days prior to the planned date of the beginning of emplacement of
sensing elements and cables, unless the Parties otherwise agree.
8. The following procedures shall apply to equipment for use of the seismic
yield measurement method:
(a) with
the exception of that equipment that the Verifying Party intends to
use from the equipment stored in accordance with subparagraph (h) of
this paragraph, no less than 45 days prior to the planned date of the
test, unless the Parties otherwise agree, the Verifying Party shall
deliver in sealed containers to the point of entry, at its option, either
one or two sets of all or part of the equipment specified in paragraphs
l(d), l(e), l(f), l(g), l(h), l(i), and 4 of this Section;
(b) these
sets of equipment shall have the same components with the same functional
and technical descriptions and specifications as the equipment approved
by the Testing Party in accordance with paragraph 6(d)(i) of this Section;
(c) no
less than seven days prior to the date of delivery of equipment to the
point of entry, the Verifying Party shall provide a complete inventory
of this equipment;
(d) if
the Verifying Party provides two identical sets of equipment:
(i)
the Testing Party shall choose, at the point of entry, one of the
two identical sets of each type of equipment for use by Designated
Personnel, and shall affix its own seals to the sealed containers
in which that set of equipment arrived;
(ii)
the Testing Party shall ensure protection of this equipment while
it is in its territory, and shall transport this equipment to the
Designated Seismic stations in such a manner as to ensure that it
is delivered to Designated Personnel in the same condition as that
in which it was received by the Testing Party. Prior to shipment to
the Designated Seismic Stations, and from the time of its arrival
at the Designated Seismic Stations until the time of its transfer
to Designated Personnel, the set of equipment chosen by the Testing
Party for use by Designated Personnel shall be kept sealed, in storage
under conditions agreed upon by the Parties;
(iii)
personnel of the Testing Party shall consult with Designated Personnel
regarding plans and schedule of shipment of the equipment no less
than 48 hours prior to its shipment. Designated Personnel shall have
the right to verify the integrity of their seals, to observe their,
equipment, and to accompany it from the point of entry to the Designated
Seismic Stations. This equipment shall be delivered to Designated
Personnel at Designated Seismic Stations for installation and use
no less than 10 days prior to the planned date of the test. Personnel
of each Party shall remove their seals from the equipment under observation
of personnel of the other Party. Prior to removing their seals, personnel
of each Party shall have the right to verify the integrity of those
seals, under observation of personnel of the other Party; and
(iv)
seals of the verifying Party shall be removed from equipment chosen
by the Testing Party for inspection, in the presence of personnel
of both Parties, and thereafter this equipment shall be retained for
inspection by the Testing Party without the presence of Designated
Personnel for a period of no more than 30 days, after which time it
shall be returned, in the same condition as that in which it was received,
to the Verifying Party at the point of entry;
(e) if
the Verifying Party provides only one set of equipment:
(i)
upon arrival of the equipment at the point of entry, the seals of
the Verifying Party shall be removed from this equipment in the presence
of personnel of both Parties, after which the Testing Party shall
have the right to inspect this equipment for no more than 30 days,
without the presence of Designated Personnel;
(ii)
upon completion of the inspection, the Testing Party shall transport
all approved equipment to the Designated Seismic Stations and deliver
it, in the same condition as that in which it was received, to Designated
Personnel no less than 10 days prior to the planned date of the test,
unless the Parties otherwise agree; and
(iii)
within three days following delivery of the equipment to Designated
Personnel, the Designated Personnel Team Leader shall certify in writing
to the Representative of the Testing Party that the equipment delivered
to the Designated Seismic Station is in working condition or, in the
event of damage to the equipment, shall report such damage in writing;
(f) upon
completion of inspection of the equipment, in accordance with subparagraphs
(d)(iv) and (e)(i) of this paragraph, the Testing Party shall inform
the Verifying Party, in writing, of any equipment that does not conform
to that approved previously in accordance with paragraph 6(d)(i) of
this Section and shall specify the non-conforming characteristics of
any such equipment or component thereof. Prior to shipment to the Designated
Seismic Station, in the case of equipment provided in one set, or at
the time of delivery to Designated Personnel at the Designated Seismic
Station of the set of equipment chosen for use, in the case of equipment
provided in two sets, the equipment that does not conform to that approved
previously shall be removed by Designated Personnel under observation
of personnel of the Testing Party and placed under seals of both Parties
in storage at a location chosen by the Testing Party. Any such equipment
shall be returned by the Testing Party to Designated Personnel at the
point of entry following completion of the activity related to verification
for which it was originally provided. Except as otherwise provided in
this Protocol, equipment approved by the Testing Party shall remain
under the exclusive control of Designated Personnel from the time of
its delivery to Designated Personnel at a Designated Seismic Station
until it is transferred to the Testing Party in accordance with subparagraphs
(g) and (j) of this paragraph;
(g) personnel
of the Testing Party shall have the right to inspect equipment after
it has been used for activities related to seismic yield measurements
for a period of 30 days, without the presence of Designated Personnel.
If the Testing Party decides to inspect that equipment, it shall be
transferred to the Testing Party upon completion of activities specified
in Section VI of this Protocol;
(h) the
Verifying Party shall have the right to store for subsequent use part
or all of its equipment in the territory of the Testing Party. Storage
shall be under conditions agreed upon by the Parties, at a location
chosen by the Testing Party and under its protection;
(i) if
the Testing Party inspects the equipment, with respect to inventory
and shipment or storage of this equipment, the following procedures,
at the option of the Verifying Party, shall be applied:
(i) upon
transfer of equipment to the Testing Party for inspection in accordance
with subparagraph (g) of this paragraph, Designated Personnel shall
provide complete inventories of equipment to be stored and equipment
to be shipped to their territory. These inventories shall be signed
by the Designated Personnel Team Leader and the Representative of
the Testing Party, each of whom shall retain a copy of the inventories.
Within five days following completion of inspection of equipment to
be shipped, the Testing Party shall return this equipment to Designated
Personnel at the point of entry, in the same condition as that in
which it was received. Elimination of information stored in memories
shall not be deemed damage to the equipment; or
(ii)
within five days following completion of inspection of equipment in
accordance with subparagraph (g) of this paragraph, the Testing Party
shall return this equipment to Designated Personnel at a location
chosen by the Testing Party in the same condition as that in which
it was received. Elimination of information stored in memories shall
not be deemed damage to the equipment. Designated Personnel shall
examine, inventory, and pack their equipment in containers. Personnel
of the Testing Party shall have the right to observe these activities.
Within five days following receipt of their equipment, Designated
Personnel shall transfer to the Testing Party the packed containers,
along with inventories of the equipment to be stored and the equipment
to be shipped. These inventories shall be signed by the Designated
Personnel Team Leader and the Representative of the Testing Party,
each of whom shall retain a copy of the inventories. Within 10 days
following receipt of equipment to be shipped, the Testing Party shall
deliver it to the point of entry;
(j) if
the Testing Party chooses not to inspect the equipment upon completion
of activities related to seismic yield measurements, Designated Personnel
shall prepare the equipment for storage or shipment to their territory
prior to departure from the Designated Seismic Station and, upon transfer
of equipment to the Testing Party,shall provide complete inventories
of equipment to be stored and equipment to be shipped. These inventories
shall be signed by the Designated Personnel Team Leader and the Representative
of the Testing Party, each of whom shall retain a copy of the inventories.
Equipment
to be shipped shall be returned to the Verifying Party at the point
of entry within 10 days following departure of Designated Personnel
from the Designated Seismic Station.
Equipment
to be stored shall be prepared for storage, in accordance with agreed
procedures for the conditions of storage chosen by the Testing Party;
and
(k) if
stored equipment is to be used for activities related to verification
of a subsequent test, it shall be subject to further inspection only
after such use. This equipment shall be delivered, in the same condition
as that in which it was received, to Designated Personnel for use at
the Designated Seismic Stations no later than 10 days prior to the planned
date of the test, unless the Parties otherwise agree.
9. The following procedures shall apply to equipment for carrying out
on-site inspection:
(a) with
the exception of that equipment that the Verifying Party intends to
use from the equipment stored in accordance with subparagraph (h) of
this paragraph, no less than 55 days prior to the planned date of the
beginning of emplacement of explosives, unless the Parties otherwise
agree, the Verifying Party shall deliver in sealed containers to the
point of entry, at its option, either one or two sets of all or part
of the equipment specified in paragraphs 1(d), 1(e), 1(f), 1(g), 1(h),
1(i), 1(k), and 5 of this Section;
(b) these
sets of equipment shall have the same components with the same functional
and technical descriptions and specifications as the equipment approved
by the Testing Party in accordance with paragraph 6(d)(i) of this Section;
(c) no
less than seven days prior to the date of delivery of equipment to the
point of entry, the Verifying Party shall provide a complete inventory
of this equipment;
(d) if
the Verifying Party provides two identical sets of equipment:
(i)
the Testing Party shall choose, at the point of entry, one of the
two identical sets of each type of equipment for use by Designated
Personnel, and shall affix its own seals to the sealed containers
in which that set of equipment arrived;
(ii)
the Testing Party shall ensure protection of this equipment while
it is in its territory, and shall transport this equipment to the
test site in such a manner as to ensure that it is delivered to Designated
Personnel in the same condition as that in which it was received by
the Testing Party. Prior to shipment to the test site, and from the
time of its arrival at the test site until the time of its transfer
to Designated Personnel, the set of equipment chosen by the Testing
Party for use by Designated Personnel shall be kept sealed, in storage
under conditions agreed upon by the Parties;
(iii)
personnel of the Testing Party shall consult with Designated Personnel
regarding plans and schedule of shipment of the equipment no less
than 48 hours prior to its shipment. Designated Personnel shall have
the right to verify the integrity of their seals, to observe their
equipment, and to accompany it from the point of entry to the test
site. This equipment shall be delivered to Designated Personnel at
the test site no less than 20 days before the planned date of the
beginning of emplacement of explosives, unless the Parties otherwise
agree. Personnel of each Party shall remove their seals from the equipment
under observation of personnel of the other Party. Prior to removing
their seals, personnel of each Party shall have the right to verify
the integrity of those seals, under observation of personnel of the
other Party; and
(iv)
seals of the Verifying Party shall be removed from equipment chosen
by the Testing Party for inspection, in the presence of personnel
of both Parties, and thereafter this equipment shall be retained for
inspection by the Testing Party without the presence of Designated
Personnel for a period of no more than 30 days, after which time it
shall be returned, in the same condition as that in which it was received,
to the verifying Party at the point of entry;
(e) if
the Verifying Party provides only one set of equipment:
(i)
upon arrival of the equipment at the point of entry the seals of the
Verifying Party shall be removed from this equipment in the presence
of personnel of both Parties, after which the Testing Party shall
have the right to inspect this equipment for no more than 30 days,
without the presence of Designated Personnel;
(ii)
upon completion of the inspection, the Testing Party shall transport
all approved equipment to the test site and deliver it, in the same
condition as that in which it was received, to Designated Personnel
no less than 20 days prior to the planned date of the beginning of
emplacement of explosives, unless the Parties otherwise agree; and
(iii)
within five days following delivery of equipment to Designated Personnel,
the Designated Personnel Team Leader shall certify, in writing, to
the Representative of the Testing Party that the equipment delivered
to the test site is in working condition or, in the event of damage
to the equipment, shall report such damage in writing;
(f) upon
completion of inspection of the equipment in accordance with subparagraphs
(d)(iv) and (e)(i) of this paragraph, the Testing Party shall inform
the Verifying Party, in writing, of any equipment that does not conform
to that approved previously in accordance with paragraph 6(d)(i) of
this Section and shall specify the non-conforming characteristics of
any such equipment or component thereof. Prior to shipment to the test
site, in the case of equipment provided in one set, or at the time of
delivery to Designated Personnel at the test site of the set of equipment
chosen for use, in the case of equipment provided in two sets, the equipment
that does not conform to that approved previously shall be removed by
Designated Personnel under observation of personnel of the Testing Party
and placed under seals of both Parties in storage at a location chosen
by the Testing Party. Any such equipment shall be returned by the Testing
Party to Designated Personnel at the point of entry, following completion
of the activity related to verification for which it was originally
provided. Except as otherwise provided in this Protocol, equipment approved
by the Testing Party shall remain under the exclusive control of Designated
Personnel from the time of its delivery to Designated Personnel at the
test site until it is transferred to the Testing Party in accordance
with subparagraph (g) of this paragraph;
(g) personnel
of the Testing Party shall have the right to inspect equipment after
it has been used for carrying out activities related to on-site inspection,
for a period of 30 days, without the presence of Designated Personnel.
For these purposes:
(i)
the equipment used for carrying out activities specified in paragraphs
1(b), 1(c), 1(e), 1(f), 1(g), and 1(h) of Section VII of this Protocol
shall be transferred to the Testing Party upon completion of all these
activities, unless the Parties agree that equipment for any specific
activity may be transferred upon completion of that activity; and
(ii)
all other equipment shall be transferred to the Testing Party upon
completion of all activities of Designated Personnel specified in
Section VII of this Protocol;
(h) the
Verifying Party shall have the right to store for subsequent use part
or all of its equipment in the territory of the Testing Party. Storage
shall be under conditions agreed by the Parties, at a location chosen
by the Testing Party and under its protection;
(i) with
respect to inventory and shipment or storage of this equipment, the
following procedures, at the option of the Verifying Party, shall be
applied:
(i)
upon transfer of equipment to the Testing Party for inspection in
accordance with subparagraph (g) of this paragraph, Designated Personnel
shall provide complete inventories of equipment to be stored and equipment
to be shipped to their territory. These inventories shall be signed
by the Designated Personnel Team Leader and the Representative of
the Testing Party, each of whom shall retain a copy of the inventories.
Within five days following completion of inspection of the equipment
to be shipped, the Testing Party shall return this equipment to Designated
Personnel at the point of entry, in the same condition as that in
which it was received. Elimination of information stored in memories
shall not be deemed damage to the equipment; or
(ii)
within five days following completion of inspection of equipment in
accordance with subparagraph (g) of this paragraph, the Testing Party
shall return this equipment to Designated Personnel at a location
chosen by the Testing Party, in the same condition as that in which
it was received. Elimination of information stored in memories shall
not be deemed damage to the equipment. Designated Personnel shall
examine, inventory, and pack their equipment in containers. Personnel
of the Testing Party shall have the right to observe these activities.
Within
five days following receipt of their equipment, Designated Personnel
shall transfer to the Testing Party the packed containers, along with
inventories of the equipment to be stored and the equipment to be shipped.
These
inventories shall be signed by the Designated Personnel Team Leader
and the Representative of the Testing Party, each of whom shall retain
a copy of the inventories.
Within
10 days following receipt of the equipment to be shipped, the Testing
Party shall deliver it to the point of entry; and
(j) if
stored equipment is to be used for activities related to verification
of a subsequent test, it shall be subject to further inspection only
after such use. This equipment shall be delivered, in the same condition
as that in which it was received, to Designated Personnel at the test
site no less than 20 days prior to the planned date of the beginning
of emplacement of explosives for that test, unless the Parties otherwise
agree.
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SECTION IX. TRANSPORT PERSONNEL
1. No later than 10 days following entry into force of the Treaty each
Party shall provide the other Party with a list of its proposed Designated
Personnel who will carry out activities in accordance with this Protocol
and a list of its proposed Transport Personnel who will provide transportation
for these Designated Personnel, their baggage, and equipment of the Verifying
Party.
These lists shall contain name, date of birth, and sex of each individual
of its proposed Designated Personnel and Transport Personnel. The list
of Designated Personnel shall at no time include more than 300 individuals,
and the list of Transport Personnel shall at no time include more than
200 individuals.
2. Each Party shall review the list of Designated Personnel and the list
of Transport Personnel proposed by the other Party. If the Party reviewing
a list determines that an individual included thereon is acceptable to
it, it shall so inform the Party providing the list within 20 days following
receipt of the list, and such an individual shall be deemed accepted.
If the Party reviewing a list determines that an individual included thereon
is not acceptable to it, it shall so inform the Party providing the list
of its objection within 20 days following receipt of the list, and such
an individual shall be deemed unaccepted and shall be deleted from the
list.
3. Each Party may propose the addition or substitution of individuals
on its list of Designated Personnel or its list of Transport Personnel
at any time, who shall be designated in the same manner as provided in
paragraph 2 of this Section with regard to the initial lists. Annually,
no more than 100 individuals from the list of Designated Personnel shall
be subject to substitution.
This limitation shall not apply to the replacement of individuals due
to permanent physical incapacity or death, or to deletion of an individual
from the list of Designated Personnel in accordance with paragraph 5 of
this Section. Replacement of an individual due to permanent physical incapacity,
death or deletion from the list shall be accomplished in the same manner
as provided in paragraph 2 of this Section.
4. Following receipt of the initial list of Designated Personnel or the
initial list of Transport Personnel or of subsequent changes thereto,
the Party receiving such information shall prepare for the issuance of
such visas and other documents as may be required to ensure that each
individual on the list of Designated Personnel or the list of Transport
Personnel who has been accepted may enter and remain in its territory
for the purpose of carrying out activities in accordance with this Protocol.
Such visas and documents shall be provided by the Testing Party only to
the individuals whose names are included in the notification provided
by the Verifying Party, in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of section
X of this Protocol, upon receipt of such notification. Such visas and
documents shall be valid for multiple entry throughout the period required
for Designated Personnel to carry out their activities related to verification
of a specific test.
5. If a Party determines that an individual included on the list of Designated
Personnel or the list of Transport Personnel of the other Party has violated
the provisions of this Protocol or has ever committed a criminal offense
in its territory or has ever been sentenced for committing a criminal
offense# or has ever been expelled from its territory, the Party making
such a determination shall notify the other Party of its objection to
the continued inclusion of this individual on the list. If at that time
this individual is present in the territory of the Party raising the objection,
then the other Party shall immediately recall this individual from the
territory of the Party raising this objection and immediately thereafter
delete that individual from the list of Designated Personnel or from the
list of Transport Personnel.
6. Designated Personnel with their personal baggage and equipment of the
Verifying Party shall be permitted to enter the territory of the Testing
Party at the designated point of entry, to remain in that territory, and
to exit that territory through the designated point of entry.
7. Designated Personnel and Transport Personnel shall be accorded the
following privileges and immunities for the entire period they are in
the territory of the Testing Party and thereafter with respect to acts
previously performed in the exercise of their official functions as Designated
Personnel or Transport Personnel:
(a) Designated
Personnel and Transport Personnel shall be accorded the inviolability
enjoyed by diplomatic agents pursuant to Article 29 of the Vienna convention
on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961;
(b) living
and working quarters occupied by Designated Personnel and Transport
Personnel carrying out activities in accordance with this Protocol shall
be accorded the inviolability and protection accorded the quarters of
missions and diplomatic agents pursuant to Articles 22 and 30 of the
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations;
(c) archives,
documents, papers, and correspondence of Designated Personnel and Transport
Personnel shall enjoy the inviolability accorded the archives, documents,
papers, and correspondence of missions and diplomatic agents pursuant
to Articles 24 and 30 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
In addition, the aircraft or other transport vehicles of the Verifying
Party shall be inviolable;
(d) Designated
Personnel and Transport Personnel shall be accorded the immunities accorded
diplomatic agents pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 31 of
the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Immunity from jurisdiction
of Designated Personnel or Transport Personnel may be waived by the
Verifying Party in those cases in which it is of the opinion that immunity
would impede the course of justice and it can be waived without prejudice
to the implementation of the provisions of this Protocol. Waiver must
always be express;
(e) Designated
Personnel and Transport Personnel carrying out their activities in accordance
with this Protocol shall be accorded the exemption from dues and taxes
accorded diplomatic agents pursuant to Article 34 of the Vienna Convention
on Diplomatic Relations;
(f) living
and working quarters occupied by Designated Personnel and Transport
Personnel carrying out their activities in accordance with this Protocol
shall be accorded the exemption from dues and taxes accorded mission
premises pursuant to Article 23 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic
Relations; and
(g) Designated
Personnel and Transport Personnel shall be permitted to bring into the
territory of the Testing Party, without payment of any customs duties
or related charges, articles for their personal use, with the exception
of articles the import or export of which is prohibited by law or controlled
by quarantine i regulations.
8. Designated Personnel and Transport Personnel shall not engage in any
professional or commercial activity for personal profit in the territory
of the Testing Party.
9. Without prejudice to their privileges and immunities, Designated Personnel
and Transport Personnel shall be obliged to respect the laws and regulations
of the Testing Party and shall be obliged not to interfere in the internal
affairs of that Party.
10. If the Testing Party considers that there has been an abuse of privileges
and immunities specified in paragraph 7 of this Section, consultations
shall be held between the Parties to determine whether such an abuse has
occurred and, if so determined, to prevent a repetition of such an abuse.
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SECTION X. ENTRY, TRANSPORT, FOOD, LODGING, AND PROVISION OF SERVICES
FOR DESIGNATED PERSONNEL AND TRANSPORT PERSONNEL
1. The Testing Party shall ensure Designated Personnel and Transport Personnel
access to its territory for the purposes of carrying out activities related
to verification in accordance with this Protocol, and shall provide these
personnel with such other assistance as may be necessary To enable them
to carry out these activities. Designated Personnel shall have the right
to be present at the test site and at Designated Seismic Stations in the
territory of the Testing Party to carry out activities related to verification
in accordance with this Protocol at such times and for such periods as
required to carry out these activities. The specific times and periods
for carrying out such activities shall be specified in the coordinated
schedule.
2. No less than 20 days prior to the planned date of arrival of its Designated
Personnel at the point of entry for participation in activities related
to verification of a specific test, the Verifying Party shall provide
the Testing Party with:
(a) a
list of the names of the Designated Personnel with their passports and
documentation, who will carry out activities related to verification
of a specific test;
(b) the
names of the Designated Personnel Team Leader or Leaders and the names
of Designated Personnel who will escort equipment of the Verifying Party
to the test site or each Designated Seismic Station;
(c) confirmation
of the point of entry to be used;
(d) the
planned date and the estimated time of arrival of these Designated Personnel
at the point of entry; and
(e) the
mode of transport to be used.
No more than 15 days following receipt of the list and passports and documentation
specified in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, the Testing Party shall
return those passports to the Verifying Party with the visas and all necessary
documents specified in paragraph 4 of Section IX of this Protocol.
3. No less than 20 days prior to the planned date of arrival of Transport
Personnel at the point of entry, the verifying Party shall provide the
Testing Party with the number of Transport Personnel. No less than three
days prior to the planned date of arrival of Transport Personnel, the
Verifying Party shall,provide the Testing Party with a list of the names
of those Transport Personnel with their passports and documentation. no
less than one day prior to the planned date of arrival of Transport Personnel#
the Testing Party shall return those passports to the Verifying Party
with the visas and all necessary documents specified in paragraph 4 of
Section IX of this Protocol.
4. The number of Designated Personnel present at a test site or Designated
Seismic Station to carry out activities related to verification of a specific
test shall be governed by the relevant restrictions specified in Sections
V, VI, and VII of this Protocol.
Designated Personnel shall leave the test site or Designated Seismic station
upon completion of activities related to verification of a specific test
as specified in the coordinated schedule. Designated Personnel who have
been present at the test site for a period of six consecutive weeks or
more may be replaced by individuals included on the list submitted in
accordance with paragraph l of Section IX of this Protocol. Designated
Personnel who have not been present at the test site for a period of six
consecutive weeks may be replaced only for reasons of injury, illness,
or family emergency, and shall be replaced by individuals included on
the list submitted in accordance with paragraph l of Section IX of this
Protocol.
5. If a transport aircraft other than a regularly scheduled commercial
aircraft is used by the Verifying Party for transportation between the
territory of the Verifying Party and the point of entry, its flight path
shall be along airways agreed upon by the Parties, and its flight plan
shall be filed in accordance with the procedures of the International
Civil Aviation Organization applicable to civil aircraft, including in
the remarks section of the flight plan a confirmation that the appropriate
clearance has been obtained. The Testing Party shall provide parking,
security protection, servicing, and fuel for aircraft of the Verifying
Party at the point of entry. The Verifying Party shall bear the cost of
such fuel and servicing.
6. The Testing Party shall ensure that all necessary clearances or approvals
are granted so as to enable Designated Personnel, their baggage, and equipment
of the Verifying Party to arrive at the point of entry by the estimated
arrival date and time.
7. The Testing Party shall assist Designated Personnel and Transport Personnel
and their baggage in passage through customs without undue delay. The
Testing Party shall provide transportation between the point of entry
and the test site or the Designated Seismic stations for Designated Personnel,
their baggage and equipment of the Verifying Party, so as to enable such
personnel to exercise their rights and functions in the time periods provided
in this Protocol and specified in the coordinated schedule.
8. The Testing Party shall have the right to assign its personnel to escort
Designated Personnel and Transport Personnel while they are in its territory.
9. Except as otherwise provided in this Protocol, movement and travel
of Designated Personnel and Transport Personnel in the territory of the
Testing Party, from the time of their arrival at the point of entry until
their departure from the territory of the Testing Party at the point of
entry, shall be subject to the authorization of the Testing Party.
10. During the period Designated Personnel and Transport Personnel are
in the territory of the Testing Party, the Testing Party shall provide
food, hotel-like living accommodations, working facilities, transportation,
and medical services for such personnel, including access to its medical
facilities for out-patient treatment and in-patient treatment, and also
secure places for storing equipment. If the Verifying Party desires to
provide its own food for its Designated Personnel and its Transport Personnel
during their stay in the territory of the Testing Party, the Testing Party
shall provide such assistance as may be necessary for such food to arrive
at the appropriate locations. Designated Personnel shall have the use
of a complete kitchen at all times during their stay at the test site
and at each Designated Seismic Station.
11. The Verifying Party shall have the right to include among its Designated
Personnel a medical specialist, who shall be allowed to bring medications,
medical instruments, and portable medical equipment agreed upon by the
Parties. If Designated Personnel are treated in a medical facility of
the Testing Party, the medical specialist shall have the right to consult
on the recommended treatment and monitor the course of medical treatment
at all times.
The medical specialist of the Verifying Party shall have the right to
require the Testing Party to provide emergency evacuation of any individual
of q the Designated Personnel who is ill or has suffered an accident to
a mutually agreed medical facility in the territory of the Testing Party
or to the point of entry for emergency medical evacuation by the Verifying
Party.
Designated Personnel shall have the right to refuse any treatment prescribed
by medical personnel of the Testing Party, and in this case the Testing
Party shall not be responsible for any consequences of such refusal. Such
refusal must always be express.
12. The Testing Party shall provide the Designated Personnel Team Leader
or his designated representative at all times access to:
(a) telephone
communications between the embassy of the verifying Party in the territory
of the Testing Party and the working facilities and living accommodations
of Designated Personnel at each test site and each Designated seismic
station; and
(b) an
international telephone network from their working facilities and living
accommodations at each test site and each Designated Seismic Station.
13. The Designated Personnel Team Leader or his designated representative
shall have the right to use at all times satellite communications to ensure
communications via the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT)
commercial satellite system, or a system of equivalent performance, between
each test site in the territory of the Testing Party and the telephone
communications system of the Verifying Party. If the Testing Party does
not provide such communications, Designated Personnel shall have the right
to use their own equipment specified in paragraph I(k) of Section VIII
of this Protocol. In this case, installation and alignment of all such
equipment shall be done jointly. All equipment of this system, except
the remote control unit, shall be locked and placed under seals of both
Parties, and personnel of neither Party shall have access to this equipment
except under observation of personnel of the other Party. Only Designated
Personnel shall use the remote control unit. If the Verifying Party provides
satellite communications equipment, personnel of the Testing Party shall
have the right, under observation of Designated Personnel, to make the
following modifications provided they do not degrade the quality of the
communications:
(a) install
bandpass filters, to limit the frequency range, in the antenna signal
transmission and reception lines;
(b) modify
the remote control unit to prevent manual tuning and
(c) modify
the satellite communications equipment to allow the Testing Party to
monitor all transmissions.
14. The Testing Party shall provide the following for use by Designated
Personnel:
(a) portable
radios for communications at the test location;
(b) telephones
for communications between work areas and between work areas and living
quarters of Designated Personnel at the test site or Designated Seismic
Stations; and
(c) access
to Testing Party-controlled vehicle-mounted radios for communications
with the test location, work areas, or living quarters while Designated
Personnel are in transit at the test site.
15. At the test site and each Designated Seismic Station, Designated Personnel
shall observe all safety rules and regulations applicable to the personnel
of the Testing Party, as well as all those additional restrictions with
regard to access and movement as may be established by the Testing Party.
Designated Personnel shall have access only to the areas in which they
will directly exercise their rights and functions in accordance with Sections
V, VI, VIII and VIII of this Protocol. The areas at the test site or the
Designated Seismic Station in which Designated Personnel shall have freedom
of movement during the conduct of a specific test without the mandatory
escort of personnel of the Testing Party shall be marked on the diagrams
of the test site or the Designated Seismic Stations provided to the Verifying
Party at the first meeting of the Coordinating Group specified in paragraph
10 of Section XI of this Protocol. In.all other cases, the permission
of the Representative of the Testing Party, and escort by, personnel of
the Testing Party shall be required.
16. Designated Personnel shall not be given or seek access by physical,
visual, or technical means to the interior of any explosive canister,
to documentary or other information descriptive of the design of an explosive,
or to equipment for control and firing of an explosive. The Testing Party
shall not locate documentary or other information descriptive of the design
of an explosive in such ways as to impede Designated Personnel in carrying
out their activities in accordance with this Protocol.
17. Possession or use by Designated Personnel of firearms, ammunition,
or substances containing narcotics, with the exception of those prescribed
by a physician, in the territory of the Testing Party is prohibited. Except
as otherwise provided in this Protocol, possession or use by Designated
Personnel of the following items is also prohibited at the test site or
a Designated Seismic Station:
(a) photographic
and video recording equipment;
(b) radio
transmitters or receivers other than those supplied by the Testing Party;
(c) sound
recorders;
(d) teleoptical
devices; and
(e) personal
computers.
18. Except as otherwise provided in this Protocol or as may be approved
in writing by the Representative of the Testing Party, Designated Personnel
are prohibited from removing any of the following items from the test
site or a Designated Seismic station:
(a) soil
samples;
(b) plant
samples;
(c) water
and air samples;
(d) animals;
(e) metal
objects; and
(f) rock
samples or debris.
19. Designated Personnel shall have the right to remove from the territory
of the Testing Party all items, including data, obtained in accordance
with this Protocol.
20. The Testing Party shall have the right to inspect, in the presence
of Designated Personnel, baggage and personal possessions of Designated
Personnel upon their entry to or departure from the test site or Designated
Seismic Stations. The Testing Party shall also have the right to inspect,
in the presence of Designated Personnel, any packages received by Designated
Personnel during their stay at the test site or Designated Seismic stations
or prepared for shipment by Designated Personnel from the test site or
Designated Seismic Stations.
21. Except as provided in paragraphs 22, 23, and 24 of this Section or
unless the Parties otherwise agree, the verifying Party shall bear all
costs of verification activities of Designated Personnel and Transport
Personnel set forth in the coordinated schedule, including costs for use
or consumption of materials, equipment, transportation, food, living and
working facilities, medical assistance, communications, and services requested
by and provided to the Verifying Party. The Verifying Party shall also
bear the costs associated with transport aircraft in accordance with paragraph
5 of this section.
22. The Testing Party shall bear all costs related to the preparation
of its test sites, Designated Seismic stations, and equipment storage
facilities within its territory for the use of Designated Personnel as
provided for in this Protocol.
23. With respect to a test of non-standard configuration:
(a) the
Testing Party shall bear the costs of the activities specified in paragraph
6(a) of Section V of this Protocol that are carried out with respect
to the second and third satellite holes, if requested by the Verifying
Party in accordance with paragraph 11 of Section XI of this Protocol;
and
(b) the
Testing Party shall bear the costs related to the conduct of a test
identified by it as a reference test to satisfy the request of the Verifying
Party in accordance with paragraph II of Section XI of this Protocol.
24. The Testing Party shall bear all costs related to transportation of
equipment of the Verifying Party between:
(a) the
point of entry and the location at which such equipment is subject to
familiarization or inspection by the Testing Party in accordance with
Section VIII of this Protocol;
(b) the
location for familiarization or inspection by the Testing Party and
the location at which such equipment is returned to the verifying Party;
(c) the
location at which such equipment is turned over to the Testing Party
for storage and the storage location; and
(d) the
storage location and the location at which such equipment is returned
to the Verifying Party.
25. If the Verifying Party decides not to carry out activities related
to verification that it specified in its initial notification, after technical
and logistical support for these activities has been agreed upon in the
Coordinating Group in accordance with paragraph 12 of Section XI of this
Protocol, the Verifying Party shall reimburse the Testing Party for the
costs of such agreed technical and logistical support incurred by the
Testing Party prior to receipt of notification that the Verifying Party
will not carry out the initially declared activities related to verification.
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SECTION XI. PROCEDURES FOR CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION
1. For the purposes of implementation of the Treaty and this Protocol,
the Parties shall, immediately following entry into force of the Treaty,
establish a Bilateral consultative Commission, within the framework of
which they shall meet, at the request of either Party, to:
(a) consider
any questions relating to implementation of the Treaty and this Protocol;
(b) consider
any suggestions for amendments to the Treaty or this Protocol;
(c) consider
any technical or administrative changes to this Protocol of the nature
provided in paragraph 2, 3, or 4 of this Section;
(d) consider
any questions relating to compliance with the Treaty and this Protocol;
(e) consider
any new verification technologies having a bearing on the Treaty or
this Protocol;
(f) seek
agreement on those matters specified in this Protocol as requiring agreement
of the Parties; and
(g) seek
agreement on questions related to costs for verification activities
and procedures for reciprocal payments of such costs between the Parties.
2. If the Parties determine that the periods of time specified with respect
to notifications in Section IV of this Protocol create practical difficulties
and do not serve the interest of effective implementation of this Protocol,
they may change such periods of time by agreement in the Bilateral Consultative
Commission. Such agreed changes shall not be considered amendments to
the Treaty or this Protocol.
3. If the Parties determine that, in the interest of effective implementation
of this Protocol, the arrangements set forth in Section X of this Protocol
regarding transportation, lodging, food, and services require modification,
the provisions of Section X of this Protocol may be changed by agreement
of the Parties in the Bilateral consultative Commission. such agreed changes
shall not be considered amendments to the Treaty or this Protocol.
4. If the Parties determine that modifications to verification procedures,
including modifications resulting from improvements in existing technologies,
would enhance effective implementation of the basic aims of the Treaty
or this Protocol, they may, in the Bilateral Consultative Commission,
agree upon such modifications.
Such agreed modifications shall not be considered amendments to the Treaty
or this Protocol.
5. The Parties, through consultation, shall establish, and may amend as
appropriate, regulations to govern the operations of the Bilateral Consultative
Commission.
6. For each test with respect to which activities related to verification
are carried out in accordance with this Protocol, the Parties shall establish
a Coordinating Group of the Bilateral Consultative Commission that shall
be responsible for coordinating the activities of the Verifying Party
with the activities of the Testing Party. The Bilateral Consultative Commission
may, as necessary, establish and amend procedures governing the activities
of the Coordinating Group.
7. The Coordinating Group shall operate throughout the entire period of
preparing and carrying out activities related to verification of a specific
test, until departure of Designated Personnel from the territory of the
Testing Party.
8. All members of the Coordinating Group from the Verifying Party shall
be drawn from the list of Designated Personnel. The Representative of
the Verifying Party to the coordinating Group shall be the Principal Designated
Personnel Team Leader, whose name shall be provided simultaneously with
the notification of intent to carry out activities related to verification
of a specific test. Within 15 days following receipt of this notification,
the Testing Party shall provide the Verifying Party with the name of its
Representative to the Coordinating Group.
9. The first meeting of the Coordinating Group shall be convened in the
capital of the Testing Party within 25 days following notification by
the Verifying Party that it intends to carry out activities related to
verification of a specific test.
Thereafter, the Coordinating Group shall meet at the request of either
Party.
10. On the first day of the first meeting of the coordinating Group, the
Testing Party shall present a list, including times and durations, of
all activities it intends to carry out that could affect the rights of
the Verifying Party provided in this Protocol with respect to activities
declared by it and related to verification of a specific test. If the
Verifying Party has provided notification of its intent:
(a) to
use the hydrodynamic yield measurement method or carry out an on-site
inspection, the Testing Party shall provide the Verifying Party with
the following information:
(i)
the number of emplacement holes for the specific test;
(ii)
with respect to each emplacement hole, whether, for the purposes of
this Protocol, the emplacement hole shall be deemed vertical or horizontal:
and
(iii)
the number of explosions included in the test and the location of
each planned end of each emplacement hole and of the corresponding
planned emplacement point, to the nearest 10 meters;
(b) to
use the hydrodynamic yield measurement method with respect to a test
of standard configuration that includes more than one explosion, the
Testing Party shall provide, in addition to the information specified
in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, the following information:
(i)
whether any explosion has a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons, and,
if so, which explosion or explosions; and
(ii)
whether any explosion has a planned yield exceeding 35 kilotons, and,
if so, which explosion or explosions; and
(c) to
use the hydrodynamic yield measurement method with respect to a test
of non-standard configuration, the Testing Party shall provide the information
specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph, as well as
the following information:
(i)
a detailed description, including dimensions, of each emplacement
bole and any access or bypass tunnels connected to each emplacement
hole if any portion of an access or bypass tunnel ix within the hydrodynamic
measurement zone;
(ii)
the dimensions of each explosive canister and its orientation in the
emplacement hole;
(iii)
the density and dimensions of each choke section; and
(iv)
the location and configuration of any access or bypass tunnels and
any known voids with a volume larger than one cubic meter, within
50 meters of the wall of each emplacement hole within the hydrodynamic
measurement zone, and the bulk density of the stemming material if
these voids are to be stemmed.
11. Within 15 days following the convening of the first meeting of the
Coordinating Group, the Verifying Party shall provide the Testing Party,
in the Coordinating Group, with a list of the activities it intends to
carry out, as well as those activities provided for in this Protocol that
it intends not to carry out. The Verifying Party shall also provide the
Testing Party, in the Coordinating Group, with a preliminary statement
of its requirements for technical and logistical support for the activities
related to verification that it intends to carry out and whether it will
require the Testing Party to provide the cables specified in paragraphs
3(a) and 3(b) of Section VIII of this Protocol for its use. If the Verifying
Party has notified the Testing Party that it intends to use the hydrodynamic
yield measurement method with respect to a test of non-standard configuration,
the Verifying Party also shall inform the Testing Party:
(a) whether
it requires a reference test; and
(b) whether
it will actually carry out hydrodynamic yield measurements of the test
of non-standard configuration, and, if so, which measurements# and:
(i)
the number of satellite holes required and the specific distance and
azimuth relative to the emplacement hole of the second and third satellite
holes, if such are requested by the Verifying Party and# if the Testing
Party is unable to prepare the first satellite hole in accordance
with the conditions for such hole in the standard configuration, the
distance and azimuth of that satellite hole relative to the emplacement
hole; and
(ii)
In which satellite holes the Verifying Party intends to use transducers
and associated power supplies.
12. Within 10 days following receipt by the Testing Party of the information
specified in paragraph II of this Section, the Parties, in the Coordinating
Group, shall develop and agree upon a coordinated schedule, which shall
include specific times and durations for carrying out activities related
to verification, ensuring the rights of each Party provided in this Protocol,
and taking into account the number of Designated Personnel that will carry
out activities related to verification of a specific test in accordance
with Sections V, VI, and VII of this Protocol. The coordinated schedule
shall reflect those numbers.
13. Agreement of the Representative of each Party to the Coordinating
Group shall constitute agreement of the Parties for the purposes of this
Protocol with the exception of paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 of Section
III of this Protocol and paragraph 2 of Section XII of this Protocol.
14. Upon completion of activities related to verification of a specific
test, the Designated Personnel Team Leader at the test site or at each
Designated Seismic Station shall prepare a written report, in the language
of each Party. The report shall be factual.
It shall list activities carried out by Designated Personnel, with dates
of their completion, and shall include lists of information, data, photographs,
and samples obtained by Designated Personnel or provided by the Testing
Party in accordance with this Protocol. The report shall list technical
and logistical activities carried out by the Testing Party in support
of activities related to verification. The Designated Personnel Team Leader
shall include in the report comments on any ambiguities not resolved during
the carrying out of activities related to verification. The Representative
of the Testing Party may include in the report comments responding to
these ambiguities. The Designated Personnel Team Leader shall complete
the report prior to the scheduled departure of Designated Personnel from
the test site or Designated Seismic Station. The Designated Personnel
Team Leader and the Representative of the Testing Party shall each sign
the report and retain a copy.
15. If, in the course of implementing activities related to verification
of a specific test, in accordance with this Protocol questions arise requiring
prompt resolution, such questions shall be considered by the coordinating
Group. If the Coordinating Group is unable to resolve such questions,
they shall immediately be referred to the Bilateral Consultative Commission
for resolution.
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SECTION XII. RELEASE OF INFORMATION
1. Nothing in the Treaty and this Protocol shall affect the proprietary
rights of either Party in information provided by it in accordance with
the Treaty and this Protocol, or in information that may be disclosed
to the other party or that conducting a test.
Claims to such proprietary rights, however, shall not impede implementation
of the provisions of the Treaty and this Protocol.
2. Public release of the information provided in accordance with this
Protocol of publication of material using such information may take place
only with the agreement of the Testing Party. Public release of the results
of observation or measurements made by Designated Personnel may take place
only with the agreement of both Parties.
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SECTION XIII. ENTRY INTO FORCE
This Protocol is an integral part of the Treaty. It shall enter into force
on the date of entry into force of the Treaty and shall remain in force
as long as the Treaty remains in force.
DONE at Washington, in duplicate, this first day of June, 1990, in the
English and Russian languages, both texts being equally authentic.
FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
President of the United States of America
FOR THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS:
President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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