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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Disease-resistant cauliflower created through nuclear science
International Atomic Energy Agency researchers have helped scientists on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius to develop a variety of cauliflower that is resistant to black rot disease. The cauliflower was developed through innovative radiation-induced plant-breeding techniques employed by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture.
Plenary Session
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|10:30AM–12:00PM MDT|Arena
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The promise of practical fusion energy is a common theme in the news today. There are government funded activities as well as privately-funded activities, with investment in the latter growing to over seven billion U.S. dollars. Fusion energy promises to provide clean and globally accessible energy. This panel, representing both government and private entities, will discuss the challenges to deployment of fusion energy, and how those challenges can be overcome, as well the potential timelines to realization of practical fusion energy.
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