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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.
Masahiro Nabeshima
Nuclear Technology | Volume 93 | Number 3 | March 1991 | Pages 362-374
Technical Paper | Enrichment and Reprocessing System | doi.org/10.13182/NT91-A34530
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The hydrodynamic characteristics of pulsed columns fitted with perforated sieve or baffle-plate internals are investigated experimentally using a Purex H2O-HNO3-U(VI)-30% tri-n-butylphosphate/dodecane liquid system. A set of semiempirical equations for axial mixing, mean diameter, and settling velocity of the droplets is derived from the experimental results and incorporated into the DYNAC computer simulation program to predict fluid flow behavior in pulsed columns. Various hydrodynamic parameters are studied in detail, and the code is demonstrated to be satisfactory in analyzing the residence behavior of fluids and the extractive mass transfer of uranium in normal and transient operations.