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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.
Michael R. Jonzen
Nuclear Technology | Volume 45 | Number 1 | August 1979 | Pages 54-67
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT79-A32285
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Detailed mass and energy calculations have been used to study the fuel- and power-producing capabilities of a gas-cooled fast reactor and a nonoptimized ignition tokamak fusion-fission hybrid reactor. Equivalent energy inputs and outputs are utilized to evaluate the performance of the reactors. The time to recover reactor inputs, system efficiencies, and lifetime net outputs are compared. Fuel production capabilities of the hybrid are contrasted with those of the gas centrifuge and gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment processes for various ore costs. Results show that fuel- and power-producing hybrid systems can compare favorably with fission breeders and isotope separation systems, particularly when utilized in 233U-fueled symbiotic systems.