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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.
Lawrence M. Sevigny
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 1416-1419
Safety and Environment | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11963146
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The purpose of this paper is to present and document the differences discovered when comparing the two accident dose codes FUSEDOSE and MACCS2. Each code's methodology is first discussed. With this background, the important comparison parameters are discussed and the resulting differences are presented. It is not the purpose of this paper to draw conclusions as to which code is more reliable but, it is hoped that the data presented will help in deciding upon further actions to be taken, if at all, to improve accident dose calculations.
