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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.
Shlomo Ron, Zeev B. Alfassi, Michael Baer
Nuclear Technology | Volume 75 | Number 3 | December 1986 | Pages 326-331
Technical Paper | Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT86-A33844
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Theoretical models are developed to evaluate kinetic data corresponding to gaseous fission product retention by solid surfaces. A specific study is performed for the iodine/iron system. The results are in good agreement with the experimental values. The contribution of surface/gaseous fission product retention in nuclear power plants is estimated.