LOCATION
CTBTO TeST Centre Seibersdorf
Vienna, Austria

DATES
20-24 October 2025

LANGUAGE
The working language will be English

OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the training are to provide station operators with knowledge and technical understanding on the operations, maintenance and management of a manual radionuclide station and, more specifically, to provide hands-on training for the various operational and maintenance procedures.

Upon completion of the course, trainees will be able to efficiently perform essential tasks including station operation, reporting, configuration management, software configuration, incident troubleshooting and resolution, detector calibration, preventive and corrective maintenance of station equipment. 


AGENDA

Overview of RN Manual Station

• RN station Monitoring
• RN Station components and RN station layout
• RSSI Software: Overview, Modules, and files
• Data Availability
• Daily station operation and Filter Change
• Sparing Policy

Station Components (including Practical Training)

• Station Computer installation and configuration
• Data Authentication
• Air Sampler (Snow White, Measuring Unit and Motor Controller) and Weather (MET) station
• Data Acquisition System and CTBTO DAS
• Tamper and Status Switches, Detector Temperature, T/H probe  
• Station infrastructure: Power backup, Grounding, Air conditioning
• UPS: installation and configuration
• Bar Code readers, Printers and Serial Converters
• Gamma Detection system: 
  - Detector Cooling, handling, installation, setup
  - Detector information sheet
  - MCA Installation and Configuration
  - Preamplifier installation
  - Detector troubleshooting
  - Detector Calibration and blank measurement

Formats, Documents and Reporting

• Formats and Protocols
• CM, SSD/DOTS, Station Inventory and CCNs
• Resending Spectra to the PTS
• Reporting (IRS) and Sending samples to laboratories
• Periodic station operations, preventive maintenance and data management
   

PARTICIPANT PROFILE
Invited States Signatories should nominate participant(s) who are station operators involved in the operation, maintenance and repair. 

To ensure that relevant technical training is provided to the appropriate person, please nominate individuals that are directly related to the following IMS facilities: 

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applicants are requested to register online at the Commission’s CTNW platform https://ctnw.ctbto.org by the 15 May 2025. 

States Signatories wishing to nominate participants are requested to inform the Provisional Technical Secretariat (see Point of Contact) through their respective Permanent Mission by the deadline set for application.
 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
In accordance with the Staff Regulations and Tules and Administrative Directives, the PTS will provide funded participants the following:

• A round-trip ticket to Vienna on the most direct and economic route;
• Funded participants are not allowed to purchase their own tickets unless, under exceptional circumstances, they are authorized to do so in advance, and only if this proves to be the most cost-effective option for the PTS;
• The PTS will book a hotel and cover the costs for the accommodation. Training participants will receive relevant portion of the Daily Subsistence Allowance (per-diem) via bank transfer upon arrival to the first day of the training; and
• Health and accident insurance will be provided for the duration of the training, including travel days.

Requirement: Scanned passport copies


OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

Visas
Participants should apply for visas, if needed, at the corresponding Embassy/Consular office upon receipt of an Acceptance Note Verbal from the PTS, to ensure timely processing.