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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.
Kunihiko Takeda, Yoshikazu Nishigaki, Hatsuki Onitsuka
Nuclear Technology | Volume 89 | Number 3 | March 1990 | Pages 372-380
Technical Paper | Radioisotopes and Isotope Separation | doi.org/10.13182/NT90-A34375
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The total separation energy, including redox and pumping energy, was calculated using recent experimental data from the “super” chemical enrichment process. The redox energy mainly depends on the reflux ratio of the redox agents and the inverse redox reaction in the enrichment columns. The total energy consumption is ∼100 kW·h/separative work unit and the redox energy per separative work unit decreases with higher product assay. This chemical enrichment process is advantageous for recovering higher (1 to 5%) enriched uranium.