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IAEA looks at nuclear techniques for crop resilience
The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a five-year coordinated research project (CRP) to strengthen plant health preparedness using nuclear and related technologies.
Wheat blast, potato late blight, potato bacterial wilt, and cassava witches broom disease can spread quickly across large areas of land, leading to severe yield losses in key crops for food security. Global trade and climate change have increased the likelihood of rapid, transboundary spread.
Mrs. Abdul Majeed Shakila, Thandangorai Ganapathi Srinivasan, Kanwal Nain Sabharwal, Polur Rangarao Vasudeva Rao
Nuclear Technology | Volume 79 | Number 1 | October 1987 | Pages 116-119
Technical Note | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT87-A16009
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The thermodynamic solubility of PuO2 in nitric acid has been calculated, taking into account the formation of higher nitrate complexes of plutonium at higher acidities. The dissolution of PuO2 in nitric acid containing hydrofluoric acid and hydrazine has been studied. The results indicate that the presence of hydrazine in nitric acid containing hydrofluoric acid aids the dissolution of PuO2. The destruction of hydrazine after the dissolution step is found to be easy.
