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Thanks to the use of the submersible Nautile, the #NODSSUM campaign have been able to collect samples from the barrels as well as seawater, sediment and marine organisms. At each return of Nautile from a dive, radiation levels on the sub and in the samples are controlled by the radioprotection team.

Checking the Nautile and samples. Credit: NODSSUM cruise, CNRS, Flotte Océanographique Française (2026)When the checks are completed, the samples can then be further processed by the researchers (here sediment sample). Credit: NODSSUM cruise, CNRS, Flotte Océanographique Française (2026)Some samples (here sediment) are screened with a more sensitive gamma. Credit: NODSSUM cruise, CNRS, Flotte Océanographique Française (2026)The presence of man-made radionuclides such as Americium and Cesium could be identified in the gamma spectrum of some collected samples. Credit: NODSSUM cruise, CNRS, Flotte Océanographique Française (2026)