Avoiding Cosmic Rays: Monaco's Underground Laboratory

6 May 2025

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Avoiding Cosmic Rays

Natural radiation from space can interfere with measuring radioactivity in scientific samples. The IAEA built an underground lab to minimize this interference and allow precise measurements. In Monaco, heavily-shielded detectors check for tiny amounts of radioactivity in marine samples collected globally, helping countries assess their marine environments.

IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco Turn 60
Radiometrics Laboratory
Marine Environmental Studies Laboratory
Division of IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories (NAML)
Marine Radioactivity Information System (MARIS)
Fukushima Daiichi ALPS Treated Water Discharge

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Système d’information sur la radioactivité de l’environnement marin (MARIS) Technologie nucléaire et applications Laboratoire de radiométrie Laboratoire d’étude de l’environnement marin Division des laboratoires de l'environnement marin de l'AIEA Département des sciences et des applications nucléaires

Avoiding Cosmic Rays: Monaco's Underground Laboratory

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