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Activities and priorities of the National Army of Republic of Moldova on the SALW & CA

§Background §International cooperation§Statistical overview - disposal§Performed works§Training §Task Force§Q@A

OUTLINE

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The real situation at the beginning (1992)

• obsolete ammunition

• improper ammo storages

• improper evidence

• lack of laboratory

• lack of security system

• lack of guidance documents

• lack of technical documentation

• lack of specialized personnel

• lack of infrastructure

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BACKGROUND

1)Floreşti

2)Marculesti – AirBase

3)Bălţi – 1stBrigade

4)Ungheni – Artillery Brigade 8)Cahul – 3 Brigade

5)Chisinau

6)Bulboaca – 2 Brigade

7)Danceni

1)Floreşti 2)Balti 3)ChisinauArmsAmmoCenter

4)Bulboaca 5)Cahul

Places of storages of the ammunition in present:Places of storages of the ammunition in the past:

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CONCENTRATIONSALWandCAPLACES

1) Construction of a new storage site

2) Upgrade of SALW/CA storage sides

3) Setup a mobile capability for visual inspection

4) Destruction of cluster bombs - Completed

5) Destruction of air bombs - Completed

6) Disposal of R60 rockets - Completed

7) Disposal of 5V28 Surface to Air Missiles - Completed

8) Training on SALW/CA stockpile management and security:10 courses

/150 trained

2010 2016

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COOPERATIONWITHINTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONS

§ UPGRADE OF STORAGE SITES

§ THE SECURITY OF STORAGE FACILITY

§ UTILIZATION (DISPOSAL) of AMMUNITION

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COOPERATIONWITHINTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONS

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400TONS

UTILIZATION (DISPOSAL) of AMMUNITION:- by destruction;- by shooting with priority;- by dismantling.

STATISTICALOVERVIEW- DISPOSAL

UPGRADE OF STORAGE SITES

• Roofs• Metal doors• Electrical system• Lighting system• Intruder system • Video surveillance

BEFORE

AFTER

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PERFORMEDWORKS

THE SECURITY OF STORAGE FACILITY

• securing perimeter with metal fence • with barbed wired top, • CCTV installation and • CCTV control room refurbishment

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PERFORMEDWORKS

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Trained personnel = 150

TRAINING

I High-level national SALW/CA Conference on 16 February 2017

§ Explosive Risk Mitigation§ Professional training§ Physical Safety and Security§ Safety on Ammunition storage areas § Mobile laboratories § Chemical Laboratory § International cooperation§ Construction New CA Site

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PRESENTSITUATION

100% INVENTORY AND VISUAL INSPECTION

Group 1 AMMUNITION

STORAGE MANAGEMENT

Group 2

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ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE

Lack of information on:

§ production info;

§ previous conditions of storage;

§ previous conditions of

transportation;

§ shooting testing;

§ visual inspections;

§ data on laboratory testing;

§ other necessary aspects.

VISUAL INSPECTION AND INVENTORY

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2020

Disposal, Transportatio

n acc. ADR

Inventory, inspection, packaging, palletizing

Storage according

tostandards

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E ND S TAT E

§ Chemical assessment capacity§ Upgrade of SALW/CA storage sites§ Physical Security § Fire-fighting system§ Resistance test and marking of storage sites and buildings§ Earthen wall of protection§ Refurbishment of access roads and infrasrtucture§ Utilization of ammunition§ Reducing the amount of explosives§ Information campaign § Own capacity of dangerous goods transportation§ International cooperation

2018 2020

Group 2 AMMUNITION STORAGE MANAGEMENT

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ü Required conditions for storing ammunition:(Physical Security System, marked and verified at resistance deposits,

equipped warehouses , fire-fighting system, access roads and

infrastructure.)

ü Own capacity of Chemical assessment capacity (chemicallaboratory)

ü Centralized storage site with dismantling buildingü Transportation of dangerous goods in accordance with

ADR standards ü Disposal of ammunitionü Information campaign

E ND S TAT E

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The Technical expert meeting on SALW /CAon 21 September 2017

§ National Army Action plan 2017-2020 on SALW/CA

§ Assessing the achieved progress

§ Existing problems/challenges

§ Future coordination of activities in the SALW/CA field

Florești Cahul Bulboaca Chișinău Bălți Dănceni

GRUOP 1

100 % Visual inspection & inventory

GROUP 2

§ Physical Security System (fence)

§ Fire-fighting systems

§ Resistance test and marking of storage sites

§ Equipped warehouses

§ Refurbishment of access roads

§ Wall of protection

§Upgrade of SALW/CA storage sites

§ Reducing the amount of explosives

§Level 1 chemical laboratory

§Dismantling of ammunition

§Utilization of ammunition

§ Information campaign

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