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Potato plant radiation sensors could one day monitor radiation in areas surrounding power plants

  • Written by Robert Sears, Graduate Research Assistant in Plant Science, University of Tennessee
Potato plant radiation sensors could one day monitor radiation in areas surrounding power plantsFields of genetically modified potato plants could detect radiation. AP Photo/John Miller

While expanding nuclear energy production would provide carbon-free power and can help countries around the world meet their climate goals, nuclear energy could also come with some inherent risk. Radioactive pollution damages the environment, and it’s...

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