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IAEA looks at nuclear techniques for crop resilience
The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a five-year coordinated research project (CRP) to strengthen plant health preparedness using nuclear and related technologies.
Wheat blast, potato late blight, potato bacterial wilt, and cassava witches broom disease can spread quickly across large areas of land, leading to severe yield losses in key crops for food security. Global trade and climate change have increased the likelihood of rapid, transboundary spread.
Educational Session|Panel|Sponsored by Regulatory Relations
Tuesday, August 11, 2020|4:00–5:30PM EDT
Session Organizers:
Amir Afzali (Southern Company)
Brandon Chisholm (Southern Company)
Knowledge Manager:
Maxwell Daniels (IAEA)
Nuclear is well recognized as a clean, affordable, reliable and resilient source of electricity generation. Continued efforts are necessary to facilitate modernization of the technology through innovation. To this end, the private and public sectors are investing in research, development, and deployment of advanced reactors. This includes aggressive strategies to demonstrate advanced reactor designs in less than ten years. This session focuses on providing private and public sector perspectives on the ongoing activities to implement a agile, efficient, and predictable regulatory framework to support these aggressive timelines for the advanced reactors deployment.
Brian Smith
NRR
Alice Caponiti
U.S. DOE
Marc Nichol
NEI
Jeffery Merrifield
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
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