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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.
Hideo Nagasaka, Takashi Sato, Hirohide Oikawa, Ryoichi Hamazaki, Kenji Arai, Takao Kageyama, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Hiroshi Machiba
Nuclear Technology | Volume 92 | Number 2 | November 1990 | Pages 260-268
Technical Paper | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT90-A34477
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The TOSBWR-900P, a natural-circulation boiling water reactor design with 300-MW(electric) power emphasizing passive safety, is studied. The TOSBWR-900P has steam drums above the pressure vessel that minimize the lower drywell volume associated with a top-mounted gravity-driven control rod device. The flow to the core is controlled by the valves on the downcomer pipes. The emergency core cooling system consists of high- and low-pressure accumulators, a gravity-driven core cooling system, and an automatic depressurization system, which guard against core uncovery in case of a design-basis accident. Long-term decay heat removal is achieved passively by a drywell water wall. The gravity-driven drywell spray water can completely flood the reactor pressure vessel during a severe core damage accident.