Preparations intensify for nuclear inspection exercise
Staff Reporter PREPARATIONS are gaining momentum for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s (CTBTO) Integrated Field Exercise 2026 (IFE26), with Namibia set to host the organisation’s largest-ever on-site inspection exercise involving around 250 participants from across the world. Recent preparations included the training of surrogate inspectors and a planning mission involving 48 experts from 18 countries, ... The post Preparations intensify for nuclear inspection exercise app
Staff Reporter
PREPARATIONS are gaining momentum for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s (CTBTO) Integrated Field Exercise 2026 (IFE26), with Namibia set to host the organisation’s largest-ever on-site inspection exercise involving around 250 participants from across the world.
Recent preparations included the training of surrogate inspectors and a planning mission involving 48 experts from 18 countries, who met with Namibian government officials in Windhoek before travelling to Swakopmund to test communications and data telemetry equipment under field conditions.
The experts will perform various roles during the exercise, including coordination, logistics, scenario management, performance evaluation and capturing lessons learned, helping ensure the country’s readiness to host the large-scale international exercise.
