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What’s in your Dubai chocolate? Nuclear scientists test pistachios for toxins
For the uninitiated, Dubai chocolate is a candy bar filled with pistachio and tahini cream and crispy pastry recently popularized by social media influencers. While it’s easy to dismiss as a viral craze now past its peak, the nutty green confection has spiked global pistachio demand, and growers and processors are ramping up production. That means more pistachios need to be tested for aflatoxins—a byproduct of a common crop mold.
William G. Blessing
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 8 | Number 2 | August 1960 | Pages 105-111
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE60-A25785
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
This article considers the physics calculations required to determine power, heat flux, and burnup for ceramic fuel materials as a function of variables such as fuel radius, enrichment, reactor thermal neutron flux, and irradiation time. I t is demonstrated t h a t high fuel burnups may be obtained using moderate thermal neutron flux by proper choice of variables. Heat transfer calculations utilizing the thermal resistance concept for a specific capsule design are described, together with an analysis of the design and operational uncertainties.
