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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.
Habib Amin, K. C. Chiu, David W. James
Nuclear Technology | Volume 65 | Number 2 | May 1984 | Pages 325-331
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT84-A33414
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A generic computer model has been developed for the dynamic simulation of the radwaste evaporator system in nuclear power stations. The waste evaporator system is designed to receive dilute radioactive waste and to produce distillate and concentrated waste. The generic system component models developed include a submerged tube evaporator, a plate-type absorber, a partially submerged tube condenser, and the interconnecting piping. The system component models have been integrated with Bechtel’s Dynamic Analysis Program to simulate the system’s dynamics. To illustrate the application of the model, the dynamics of an adjustment to the condenser cooling water flow valve have been simulated and presented. This presentation illustrates the strong potential of the model for solving control problems in new and operating radwaste evaporator systems. Potential applications of the computer model to radwaste evaporator systems include troubleshooting, optimization of control parameters, and automation of control functions.