UXO / EOD · Unexploded Ordnance Clearance
Detection, render-safe procedures and safe disposal of unexploded ordnance. The full chain from non-technical and technical survey to post-disposal site handover, delivered by certified EOD teams in line with IMAS standards.
One Discipline, Two Arms
Detection and disposal are two ends of the same risk management. DTEX runs both arms with its own certified teams; the services can be commissioned separately or end to end.
Arm 01
Evidence-based mapping and risk classification of the site.
Arm 02
Making ordnance safe and disposing of it to standard.
Operational Process
Move the cursor across the search lane panel — anomalies passing under the detector head are flagged for illustration. In a real operation every flag is coordinated, classified and tied to a disposal decision.
Tespit Teknolojileri
Method selection follows the ground, the ordnance type and site accessibility; most sites combine more than one method.
Manual
Excavation
MDD
Mechanised
Drone
Lane
Underwater UXO
Unexploded ordnance under water requires a separate safety set-up on both the search and the disposal side. The operation runs on a joint plan between the dive team and the EOD specialist.
Safety & Quality Assurance
Medical support, accreditation and record discipline: three pillars IMAS treats as mandatory as the search itself.
IMAS 10.40
Every site has an evacuation plan, a medical team and a communication chain in place; search does not start before the drill is run.
Accreditation
Equipment and operator performance are verified on a test lane with known buried targets; quality control sampling continues throughout the operation.
Traceability
Every item found is recorded with its type, location and disposition; the cleared area map is part of the handover file.
Preliminary Assessment
Change the net explosive quantity (NEQ) and the safety factor to get a first-order estimate of safety distance through cube-root scaling.
D = K · Q1/3 · (1 + pay)
Cube-root scale: — kg1/3
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This calculation is for preliminary assessment only and does not replace an operational safety distance. For cased ordnance the governing figure is fragmentation throw distance; the cordon and evacuation distance for each operation is set within the IMAS 10.20 framework from ordnance type, available cover and the site risk assessment.
Request a Technical AssessmentInternational Framework
The operating framework is built from two layers: the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) and the explosives, occupational safety and environmental legislation of the country where the work is carried out. Where the two differ, the more restrictive provision applies; the applicable framework is agreed with the client in writing.
IMAS 08.10
Defining and prioritising the suspected hazardous area from archives, witness statements and ground evidence.
IMAS 08.20
Narrowing the hazardous area boundary on evidence through controlled entry and lane search.
IMAS 07.11
Turning survey and clearance evidence into a decision to release the land.
IMAS 09.10
Definition of search depth, coverage rate and site handover criteria.
IMAS 09.30
Principles of EOD response levels, render safe procedures and disposal practice.
IMAS 09.40
Accreditation, working pattern and performance verification of MDD teams.
IMAS 10.20
Lane layout, safety distances, cordon and evacuation rules.
IMAS 10.30 / 10.40
Personal protective equipment requirements together with field medical support and evacuation obligations.
IMAS 10.50
Storage, transport and safe site use of demolition charges.
Training & Certification
The procedures we apply in the field become a training programme with the same content and the same test lane discipline.
Institutional
Hands-on field transfer of search, identification and reporting procedures; a closed programme for institutional teams.
Drill
Rehearsing the medical support chain on site; verifying communication, first response and evacuation roles.
Awareness
Explosive risk awareness briefing for contractor personnel on site and for surrounding communities.
EOD Equipment Supply
The response kit bag, protective equipment, marking and medical support materials we use in our own operations, supplied to institutions and contractors as a ready configuration or by individual item. Supply of explosives and initiation systems is handled separately under licence.
Kit bag
Protection
Site set-up
Safety & training
Field Images
Click to enlarge. All images are from the DTEX archive.
The permit set depends on site type, ordnance category and disposal method. After the initial survey we provide a project-specific permit list and process schedule.
Non-technical survey (NTS) defines the suspected area from archives, witness statements and ground evidence; technical survey (TS) narrows that boundary on evidence through controlled entry and lane search.
No. Identification and condition assessment come first. Items unsafe to move are blown in place (BIP); suitable items are moved under safe transport to a central demolition site.
The EOD specialist determines it based on ordnance type, net explosive quantity, available cover and the surrounding building inventory. The calculator on this page is a first-order estimate only.
They are used where fast area reduction is needed over large areas and for low-metal-content targets. MDD teams are accredited, performance is verified regularly on a test lane and findings are always confirmed by a second method.
It does not replace it, it prepares the ground. Aerial survey maps anomaly density over large areas and drives prioritisation; positive identification and excavation are always done by the manual team on site.
Yes. In harbour, dam and marine sites we provide sonar and magnetometer supported detection, diver verification and controlled disposal.
The cleared area map, search coverage records, the inventory of ordnance found and its disposition, quality control sampling results and a signed site clearance handover report.
Yes. Survey and risk mapping can be commissioned independently of clearance and disposal works.
Related Services
On most projects UXO clearance does not stand alone; the same site needs ground survey, controlled blasting or regulatory work.
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