Noble gas detection system reaches maturity
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 09:56
in Earth & Climate
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization certified the first noble gas detection system at its radionuclide station in Charlottesville, Va., United States, on Aug. 19, 2010. The system is part of a global verification regime to monitor the planet for nuclear explosions. Of the 80 planned radionuclide monitoring stations, 40 are envisaged to be equipped with noble gas detection systems. They can provide conclusive evidence of a well-contained underground nuclear explosion.