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Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office

Status of Australian IMS Stations

Status of Australian CTBT IMS Facilities at 9 February 2011
Facility Status Operator
Primary Seismic Stations
Warramunga, NT Operational and certified against CTBTO standards ANU1
Alice Springs, NT Operational and certified against CTBTO standards GA2 / USA
Stephens Creek, NSW Operational and certified against CTBTO standards GA
Mawson, Antarctica Operational and certified against CTBTO standards GA
Auxiliary Seismic Stations
Charters Towers, QLD Operational and certified against CTBTO standards GA
Fitzroy Crossing, WA Operational and certified against CTBTO standards GA
Narrogin, WA Operational and certified against CTBTO standards GA
Infrasound Stations
Warramunga, NT Operational and certified against CTBTO standards ANU
Hobart, TAS Operational and certified against CTBTO standards GA
Shannon, WA Operational and certified against CTBTO standards GA
Cocos Islands Construction in 2011 GA
Davis Base, Antarctica Site survey completed GA
Radionuclide Stations
Melbourne3, VIC Operational and certified against CTBTO standards ARPANSA4
Perth, WA Operational and certified against CTBTO standards ARPANSA
Townsville, QLD Operational and certified against CTBTO standards ARPANSA
Darwin5, NT Operational and certified against CTBTO standards ARPANSA
Cocos Islands Operational and certified against CTBTO standards ARPANSA
Macquarie Island, TAS Operating in a testing and evaluation phase ARPANSA
Mawson, Antarctica Construction planned from 2011 ARPANSA
Radionuclide Laboratory
Melbourne, VIC Operational and certified against CTBTO standards ARPANSA
Hydroacoustic Stations
Cape Leeuwin, WA Operational and certified against CTBTO standards GA
  • 1 Australian National University.
  • 2 Geoscience Australia.
  • 3 In addition to the IMS particulate monitoring station at Melbourne, an IMS Noble Gas monitoring system is installed and operating in a testing and evaluation phase.
  • 4 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency.
  • 5 In addition to the IMS particulate monitoring station at Darwin, an IMS Noble Gas monitoring system is installed and operating in a testing and evaluation phase.

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