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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.
Bau-Shei Pei, Ge-Ping Yu, Guei-Ching Lin, Yin-Pang Ma
Nuclear Technology | Volume 90 | Number 1 | April 1990 | Pages 49-62
Technical Paper | Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT90-A34385
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Due to the potential threat of reactor coolant system (RCS) overpressurization, loss-of-normal-feed-water (LONF) transients without reactor trip have received special attention in the analysis of pressurized water reactor (PWR) anticipated transients without trip (ATWT). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires every PWR to be equipped with an ATWT mitigation system actuation circuitry (AMSAC) so that the turbine will be tripped and auxiliary feedwater (AFW) added when an LONF transient occurs. An AMSAC design proposed by Westinghouse Electric Corporation will be installed in both units of the Maanshan Nuclear Power Station (MNPS) to deal with ATWTs under LONF transient conditions. A best-estimate transient analysis performed with the RETRAN-02/MOD3 code is used to assess the safety function of the actuation circuitry designed for MNPS. Analytical results show that the peak RCS pressure will not exceed the 22.16-MPa safety limit if the moderator temperature coefficient is sufficiently negative and the actuation circuitry functions normally. Effects of the moderator temperature coefficient, the Doppler coefficient, pressurizer power-operated relief valves, effective time of the AFW system, the steam dump system, and the automatic control rod system are discussed.