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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.
Om Prakash Joneja, Michel Schaer, Cherif Sahraoui, J.-P. Schneeberger, Vijay R. Nargundkar, K. Subba Rao
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 4 | July 1993 | Pages 408-418
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30133
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It is important to know the neutron yield, the spatial distribution, and the spectra emitted from a generator when performing any quantitative measurements. An extremely intense (d, t)-driven neutron generator is used in the LOTUS fusion blanket program. The planned measurements include integral tritium and 233U breeding as well as heat deposition rate studies in blankets representative of fusion reactor blankets. Quantitative estimates of these integral parameters demand precise determination of the characteristics of the neutron generator. Extensive foil activation measurements have been carried out to determine the reaction rate distribution and the neutron yield by a proposed method. A comparison between the calculated and measured reaction rates and the distribution confirm the adequacy of the cross-section sets and the geometry description of the complete experimental arrangement.
