Dependency profile
- Dependency owner
- Authorizing states and Antarctic Treaty institutions
- Affected population
- Global scientific community and environment
- Substitutability
- CONSTRAINED
- Switching cost
- VERY_HIGH
- Replacement time
- Scenario-specific; must be measured and tested, not assumed.
- Concentration level
- VERY_HIGH
- Non-Domination Test
- PASS_REQUIREMENTS_DEFINED
Abuse and failure paths
Abuse: Scientific cover for permanent control, opacity, environmental externalization.
Failure: Isolation, spill, reactor or logistics failure, unremovable waste.
Required exit and alternatives
Exit: Inspection, environmental review, waste export, limited footprint, no mining.
Portability: Removal and decommissioning plans before deployment.
Interoperability: Open science data and inspection compatibility.
Independent alternative: Multiple national programs and non-Eviulon research capacity.
Emergency handback: Cease activity, stabilize hazards, support inspection and removal.
Disconfirming evidence
- Failed exit drill
- Unavailable independent alternative
- Retaliation for attempted exit
- Material portability gap
- Undisclosed common-mode dependency
Truth boundary
Static risk-governance record. It does not prove an operational service, market share, capacity, dependency, alternative, or successful exit drill.
Authority and record status
Responsible authority: Competent national authority and treaty institutions.
Static concentration-governance record; no operational alternative or exit drill is proven.
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