Visualizing nuclear radiation: Team images gamma rays to help decontaminate Fukushima
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 09:01
in Astronomy & Space
Extraordinary decontamination efforts are underway in areas affected by the 2011 nuclear accidents in Japan. The creation of total radioactivity maps is essential for thorough cleanup, but the most common methods, according to Kyoto University's Toru Tanimori, do not 'see' enough ground-level radiation.