Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of
Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests

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:


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 under ground 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America
and 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, herein-after 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:


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 1 0 cubic centimeters.
27. The term "geodetic measurements" means the determination of the 
geometric metric 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.

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.

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 1 (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 test:

(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 nonstandard 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.

1. 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.

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 I 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 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 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 Ill 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 11 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 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
(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 1 0 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 40) 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, if 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 1 0(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 10(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 1 0(b) of 
Section V of this Protocol has been started:

(a) if the Testing Party delays the test and terminates the event 
readiness 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 5O 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 1 0 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 anytime, 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 rock, 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, 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 
cableways 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 (e)(iii) and 
(e)(iv) of this paragraph, is filled with stemming material 
having a bulk density no less than 60 percent of the average 
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 
(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 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;
(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 hole is vertical, the axis of the 
associated satellite hole shall be located 1 1 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 hole 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 O.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 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 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(l) 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 VII 
I 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 
hole 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(g) 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 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 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 1 0 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 (g) 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 5O 
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) 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 that 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 that 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 that 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 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(l) 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 
cable.  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 the 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 
hole in accordance with paragraph 9(d) of this Section. A 
representative sample of no less that 1000 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
	(i) 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 hole 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 
holes 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 hole 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 hole 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 hole 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 emplacement point of its associated reference 
test; and
(e) be conducted either prior to, or within l2 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 drifts, 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 hole, 
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 poor 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 right 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 
anytime, 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.


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 1 of this 
Section: Tulsa, Oklahoma (TUL) (35d55mN; 095d48mW); Black Hills, South 
Dakota (RSSD)(44d07mN; 104d02mW); and Newport, Washington (NEW)(48d16mN; 
117d07mW).
3. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics designates the following 
three seismic stations as meeting the criteria specified in paragraph 1 
of this Section: Arti (ARU)(56d26mN; 058d34mE); Novosibirsk (NVS) 
(54d51mN; 083d16mE); and Obninsk (OBN)(55d07mN; 036d34mE).
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 he 
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.


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.

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 signs 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
(k) 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 with 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), 1(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; 
(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 Party. 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 10 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 1(d), 1(e), 1(f), 
1(g), 1(h), 1(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 2O 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. 

Section IX. Designated Personnel and 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. It 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 of 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 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.

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 1 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 1 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 inpatient 
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. 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 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 1(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, VII, 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 11 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.

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 hole and any access or bypass tunnels connected 
to each emplacement hole if any portion of an access or 
bypass tunnel is 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 11 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.

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 may become known to the other Party in preparing 
for or 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 or 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.

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                 For the Union of Soviet
of America:                           Socialist Republics

George Bush                           Mikhail Gorbachev

President of the United               President of the Union
States of America                     of Soviet Socialist Republics