SNOLAB partners with Health Canada in the detection of very small levels of radioisotopes that can provide crucial information about nuclear events external to SNOLAB, thereby aiding national and international security interests. This is part of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly with basic obligations banning detonation of nuclear explosions.
SNOLAB and Health Canada have also expanded their research collaboration with the addition of a radiological monitoring station located on surface at SNOLAB. The new station is part of Health Canada’s Canadian Radiological Monitoring Network (CRMN).
Collaborating with Health Canada
Health Canada and SNOLAB also partner on the National Radon Program to assess the reliability of various radon monitors, aiming to reduce the health risks linked to radon exposure. SNOLAB tested of some of these monitors in an underground environment with known radon levels.