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Uranium producer begins to examine boreholes using X-ray technology

Orano Group, a French uranium producer, is working with Canadian earth ‘x-ray’ start-up Ideon Technologies to deploy the world’s first cosmic-ray muon detector for use in industry-standard boreholes.

 Ideon Technologies deploying one of the world’s first borehole muon detectors at Orano’s uranium project at McClean Lake, Canada

Ideon Technologies deploying one of the world’s first borehole muon detectors at Orano’s uranium project at McClean Lake, Canada

The EUREKA-approved research and development project, which is receiving advisory services and funding support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP),...

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