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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.
Rainer P. Conrad, Cesare Merlini, Alfred-W. Mehner
Nuclear Technology | Volume 61 | Number 3 | June 1983 | Pages 403-415
Technical Paper | New Directions in Nuclear Energy with Emphasis on Fuel Cycles / Nuclear Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT83-A33163
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Advanced coated fuel particles doped with fission product and oxygen getters were screened for their mechanical irradiation performance compared to undoped reference-coated fuel particles of the highand low-enriched uranium cycle and the thorium/ high-enriched uranium cycle. The in-pile test was conducted under nominal and extreme operating conditions of current high-temperature gas-cooled reactor requirements. Doped coated fuel particles do not perform significantly better than reference particle systems; although, some advanced kernel varieties showed promising results.