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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.
August W. Cronenberg
Nuclear Technology | Volume 93 | Number 2 | February 1991 | Pages 221-239
Technical Paper | Material/Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT91-A34507
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Zircaloy oxidation and hydrogen generation data from several in-pile severe fuel damage experiments are presented and compared. Common findings indicate that the extent of bundle oxidation is largely controlled by steam supply conditions, that high rates of hydrogen generation continued after melt formation and relocation, and that total flow area blockages necessary for termination of oxidation did not develop. Test results indicate no apparent limitations to Zircaloy oxidation other than those due to steam supply and known reaction kinetics.