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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.
Gerhard V. P. Watzel, Ingolf Auler
Nuclear Technology | Volume 63 | Number 1 | October 1983 | Pages 90-101
Technical Paper | Economic | doi.org/10.13182/NT83-A33305
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A short review of the essential results of a German decommissioning study is given, which treats the total dismantling of the reference plants Biblis A, a 1204-MW pressurized water reactor, and Brunsbüttel, an 805-MW boiling water reactor. The necessary decommissioning techniques are available today and the resulting costs and structures can be determined. A detailed evaluation of the working procedures and sequences is carried out and the given boundary conditions and assumptions (licensing requirements, activity release criteria, repository concepts, etc.) are explained. Data on activity inventory, masses, and wastes are given.