Archive: July 22, 2018

Muons on BBC Radio 5live’s Science Hour

This morning, our colleague Dr. Craig Shearer of the National Nuclear Laboratory featured on BBC Radio 5live’s Science Hour, where he discussed the role that muons and the Lynkeos Muon Imaging system can play in the UK nuclear decommissioning effort.   You can listen to the interview here starting at 11 minutes and 41 seconds in.

National Nuclear Laboratory Press Release

Today, our friends at the National Nuclear Laboratory put out a press release to mark the upcoming deployment of the Lynkeos Muon Imaging System at their Central Laboratory on the Sellafield site.  Titled “Scientists harness space particles to detect radioactive material“, it reads:   Scientists have successfully developed a technology that can harness muons – …