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LRT2026 - Low Radioactivity Techniques

21–24 Sept 2026
The Guildhall, York
Europe/London timezone

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Underground Labs

21 Sept 2026, 10:20
The Guildhall (The Guildhall, York)

The Guildhall

The Guildhall, York

The Courtyard, Guildhall, Coney St, York YO1 9QN United Kingdom

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Underground Labs

  • Paul Scovell (STFC)

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  1. 98. Underground Lab Review
    Sean Paling (STFC)
    21/09/2026, 10:20
    Presentation
  2. 99. Boulby Underground Laboratory Overview
    Beth Green (Boulby Underground Laboratory)
    21/09/2026, 10:50
    Presentation
  3. 53. Introduction of CJPL and its low background facilities
    Wenhan Dai (Tsinghua University)
    21/09/2026, 11:20
    Radiogenic backgrounds
    Presentation

    China Jinping Underground Laboratory (CJPL) is one of the deepest (2400 rock overburden) and largest (>300,000 m$^3$) underground laboratory worldwide. This talk will introduce the latest statues of CJPL with focus on the low background facilities: the large liquid nitrogen shielding, large pure water shielding, combined shielding facilities and the ARGUS multi-detector $\gamma$-spectrometers....

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  4. 3. 1500 Meters Beneath the Alps: Toward a Swiss Low-Background Laboratory in the Bedretto Tunnel
    Florian Jörg (Universität Zürich)
    21/09/2026, 11:40
    Underground Laboratories
    Presentation

    The search for rare physical processes relies on ultra-low-background environments, making deep underground laboratories indispensable. The Bedretto tunnel, situated within the Gotthard massif in Switzerland, is a strong candidate for a future low-background facility, offering an overburden of up to 4000 meters water equivalent. The site is already home to the Bedretto Geology Laboratory run...

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