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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.
P. Collarin, A. Luchctta, P. Sonato, V. Toigo, P. Zaccaria, G. Zollino
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 1000-1004
Fusion Blanket and Shield Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11963067
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A heating system based on eddy currents has been developed for the vacuum vessel of the RFX Reversed Field Pinch device.
After a testing phase, carried out at low power, the final power supply system has been designed and installed. It has been used during last year to bake out the vessel and the graphite first wall up to 320 °C.
Recently the heating system has been completed with a control system that allows for baking sessions with an automatic control of the vacuum vessel temperature and for pulse sessions with a heated first wall.
After the description of the preliminary analyses and tests, and of the main characteristics of the power supply and control systems, the experimental results of the baking sessions performed during last year are presented.
