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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.
Nikolai G. Basov, Nikolai I. Belousov, Peter A. Grishunin, Vladimir V. Kharitonov, Vladislav B. Rozanov, Valery I. Subbotin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | November 1992 | Pages 350-355
Technical Paper | Nonelectrical Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A30094
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Incineration of 90Sr and 137Cs by thermal or fast neutrons is a very difficult problem. A 14-MeV neutron source based on inertial confinement fusion is a more appropriate choice. For the first time, the contribution of the (n,2n) reaction to incineration is revealed. The energy and nuclei balance for a system of several nuclear power plants and a fusion reactor for transmutation is analyzed. If the fusion reactor supports a sufficient number of nuclear power plants, it need not produce energy or tritium. Target and blanket material problems are considered. A laser fusion incinerator has the best prospects because of its fast neutron spectrum and high driver efficiency by target gain product.