Detector to track nuclear particles

摘要

Europe's deepest operating mine is to host an instrument being developed to monitor nuclear plants more remotely and help reveal the origins of the universe.Set to be built 1.1km underground at the ICL Boulby mine in North Yorkshire, the 6,500 tonne WATCHMAN detector will measure antineutrinos - harmless sub-atomic particles emanating from sources that include nuclear power stations.