**Research Firsts Exhibition: Image and accompanying text submitted by David Mahon and the Nuclear and Hadron Physics Research Group**
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Muography is an exciting non-destructive testing field that uses natural cosmic radiation to inspect the contents of some of the most enigmatic structures on Earth. A decade ago, University of Glasgow researchers produced the world’s first 3D images of uranium inside a steel-shielded, concrete-filled container using muography technology. These images were reconstructed using a particle detector that measures the scattering of ‘muons’ to produce images based on material density.
Ten years later and our spinout Lynkeos Technology has a muography system installed on the Sellafield nuclear site to inspect and improve the safety of nuclear waste containers.
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