The release of radioactive Xenon from Medical Isotope Production facilities (MIPs) presents a challenge to the interpretation of data from the noble gas monitoring network of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), as these MIP releases may mask the releases of xenon from underground nuclear tests. The Source Term Analysis of Xenon (STAX) project is a new effort to better understand the radioxenon background in the environment.

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