British and American scientists will build a test antineutrino detector at Hartlepool in England, some 15 miles from the the Boulby Mine nuclear power plants, to demonstrate the capability of sensors to detect fission reactions and verify compliance to shutting down nuclear reactors. The apparatus is named Watchman and is a 50 ft cylinder that is filled with 7.7 million pounds of water located in the mine 3,600 feet underground. The project is sponsored by the US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration and will contribute $30m over six years.
British and American scientists will build a test antineutrino detector at the Boulby Mine in England, some 15 miles from the Hartlepool nuclear power plants, to demonstrate the capability of sensors to detect fission reactions and verify compliance to shutting down nuclear reactors. The apparatus is named Watchman and is a 50 ft cylinder that is filled with 7.7 million pounds of water located in the mine 3,600 feet underground. The project is sponsored by the US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration and will contribute $30m over six years.