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Jens SternheimStatus, Challenges and
Solutions of UnexplodedMunitions
BrusselsBelgium
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Solutions of UnexplodedMunitions
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Who is speaking?
• State Ministry of Energy, Agriculture, the Environment, Nature and Digitization
• Chairman of German cross-administrative expert group on underwater munitionswww.underwatermunitions.de
• Co-chair of the HELCOM Expert Group SUBMERGED
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Did you notice?
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• Moored sea mine floated off Windfarm „Gode Wind II“ on January, 10th 2017
• Detonated on purpose next day, close to port ofWilhelmshaven
Jens SternheimStatus, Challenges and
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Watch out!
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w w w . u n d e r w a t e r m u n i t i o n s . d e© Sven Koschinski, 2012
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The German Federal State with two coasts…
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European science matters!
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From science to policy
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Remediation -old fashioned and high end, but…
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Identify
UXO
Delaborate
UXO
Handling of
explosives
Thermal
treatment of
residues
Suspected
object
Determine type
of ammunition
Determine
orientation
Open the
casing
Separation of
explosives
from casing
Size reduction
Increase of
handling safety
Destruction of
explosives
Storage of
scrap metal
Underwater
Platform
RoBEMM – Project description
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RoBEMM deliverables
• Prove of concept– Autonomous remediation in-situ is possible:
handling, de-fuzing and thermal destruction
• Quality Management Handbook– Guidance to safe remediation
“The consortium believes that with the establishment of the RoBEMM technologywithin the next 10 years, 70 to 100% of all polluted areas in the North and Baltic Seas
could be cleared - largely without risk to humans and the marine environment.”
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Source [DE]: https://www.ptj.de/lw_resource/datapool/systemfiles/agent/ptjpublications/7D4DE0AED845727
DE0539A695E8694E1/live/document/Tagungsband_MGS_2018_red.pdf
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The German Program- multiple processes one objective -
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GMSSC
NationalWG
Annualreports
Plan ofMeasures
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German notification and reporting system
• Unified vocal point
• Incidents with– UXO, DMM or
munitions and explosives of concern
– Explosives, Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) or white Phosphorus
• Operational since 2013
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Reported encounters 2013 to 2018
148 117 218 264 171 1840
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9000
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Reports
Mun. Items
Linear (Mun.Items)
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Co-ordinated approach
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w w w . u n d e r w a t e r m u n i t i o n s . d eImage: Seppo Leinonenhttp://www.seppo.net/e/aboutseppo (c)HELCOM, 2018