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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.
A. Donato, L.F. Moreschi, M.L. Apicella, A. Mignone, S. Casadio, C.A. Nannetti, E. Scafé
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 26 | Number 3 | November 1994 | Pages 481-485
Fusion Material and Plasma-Facing Component | Proceedings of the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy New Orleans, Louisiana June 19-23, 1994 | doi.org/10.13182/FST94-A40202
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In this paper some results of a study on the compatibility of SiC/SiC fiber ceramic composite with Li2O in fusion-relevant conditions are presented. The compatibility experiments were carried out at 800°C in flowing helium (0.1 L/min) containing 0.1% hydrogen. In these conditions, specimens of composite were kept in contact with Li2O under a static pressure of 20000 Pa for 2232 h in a chamber made of Inconel 600. Both as-received and exposed SiC/SiC specimens have been characterized. The results obtained demonstrate that SiC/SiC ceramic composite is chemically corroded only on the surface in these conditions and that its main physicochemical characteristics are not appreciably affected.
