The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) on Friday announced the installation of a sensor which measures both natural and artificial radioactivity in Greek waters, ANA reports.
The installation is part of the MARine monitoring system of the Hellenic Seas using REmote sensing satellite data and on-site measurements, going by the acronym MARRE, and involved the integration of the Katerina II detector system into the Poseidon floating bay of the Athos metering station, for the continuous measurement and monitoring of natural radioactive elements such as radon, thorium, potassium and artificial radioactivity, such as cesium.
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