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heavy-water-containment
The acrylic sphere at SNO holds 1,100 tonnes of heavy water critical for neutrino detection.
1 chapter across 1 book
Hominids (2002)Robert J. Sawyer
Chapter 23
The chapter details a technical and investigative meeting at the Creighton Mine concerning the mysterious destruction of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory's heavy water containment sphere. Experts analyze possible physical causes such as pressure changes, temperature fluctuations, and air infusion, but none fully explain the incident. The discussion culminates in the suggestion that the Neanderthal figure involved may have materialized inside the sphere along with a large volume of air, hinting at extraordinary phenomena beyond conventional explanation.