Irradiation operators and iia members have created a new group - 'France Rayonnements Ionisants' (FRI) with the support and involvement of Yves Henon (IMRP Laureate and iia board director). The recently created group promoting the safe and beneficial use of irradiation in France, will organize...
The iia has published the article ‘Medtech Sterilization by Electron Beam & X-rays’. The article summarises recent trends in the technology and uses of accelerators to sterilize medical devices and the increasing share that are expected to take among all sterilization modalities. The article was...
In the April 2022 edition of Radiation Physics and Chemistry, already available online, an article written by Hans de Brouwer of the SABIC Technology and Innovation Division in the Netherlands compares the effects of gamma radiation and X-rays on the mechanical properties and color of...
After Ahmedabad, a second gamma irradiation facility is about to go online in the central Indian city of Indore. Designed to process 5 tons per hour of dry sewage, this facility is part of the Swachh Bharat (clean India) program .Cobalt-60 has been loaded commissioning...
IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A), today announced it has signed a contract for the installation of an irradiation cross-linking solution using IBA’s Rhodotron® technology with Mercury Plastics (“Mercury”) in Middlefield, OH, USA. The equipment will be used to enhance the properties of plastics, leading to...
Two announcements were made last month about the signing of memorandums of understanding to develop the production of Cobalt-60 at pressurized water reactors (PWRs). These announcements are as follows: Westinghouse and EDF Collaborate in Life-Saving Nuclear Medical Applications: https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/news/westinghouse-edf-mou-cobalt-60 Framatome partners with Exelon Generation to strengthen long-term supply...
IBA will increase their contribution to iia by moving their membership category from Gold to Platinum level. This move reflects the increased standing of IBA’s Industrial Solutions business within the radiation processing industry. IBA continue to be at the forefront of accelerator technology as they...
The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) has organised a short webinar that aims to improve engagement with Canadian government officials and awareness and understanding of the importance of isotope production and supply. Bruce Power, Nordion and the iia will contribute to the discussion. The CNIC is...
The iia held the 4th meeting of its Gamma Working Group (GWG) on 30th November 2021. Thank you to those individuals from the gamma irradiation community that contributed to this meeting and enabled the group to progress its various initiatives. SANDIA National Laboratories (SNL) updated the...
The iia has published the article ‘The Future of Gamma Irradiation for Medical Device Sterilization’. The article summarises the current status of gamma irradiation and highlights why the technology remains critical to meeting the growing and long term demand for sterilization. The article was written...
APAR Industries Ltd, a member of iia, is a global industry leader in the manufacture of conductors, cables and specialty oils and lubricants. APAR manufactures one of the widest ranges of cables in the world and operates the largest e-beam wire and cable manufacturing capacity in...
ALATI gave a series of dissemination talks on irradiation technology in Latin America at the 2021 CIEMI – SPIA Congress (XVII International Congress of Electrical, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of the Panamanian Society of Engineers and Architects CIEMI-SPIA 2021). On November 17th, several Latin American representatives...
In order to highlight the contribution of non-energy solutions of the nuclear industry to the 17 Sustainable Developments Goals (SDG's) of the United Nations, Rosatom organised aside event on the margins of COP26 on Monday 8 November 2021. Moderator of the session was Polina Lion,...
On Oct. 21, an historic Private Member’s Bill was introduced into the Ontario Government Legislature, Canada, by Bill Walker, MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound. The bill asserted Ontario’s global role as a leader in the supply of isotopes. This is a significant and positive development that...
The first Research Coordination Meeting of the IAEA Collaborative Research Project Innovating Radiation Processing of Food with Low Energy Beams from Machine Sources (CRP D61025) took place on 2,3 and 9,10 September 2021. The association was invited to attend to attend as an observer for...
Framatome, a member of iia, recently completed the factory acceptance test of an advanced transport system for BBF Sterilisationsservice GmbH’s gamma irradiation facility in Germany. The innovative system is the first of its kind to use walking-beam technology that was developed by Framatome to address...
BGS Beta-Gamma-Service, a member of iia, was founded in 1981 in Wiehl, Germany. The company is now turning 40 with more than 190 employees across three locations in Germany. The iia would like to pass its congratulations to Dr. Andreas Ostrowicki and the team at BGS. ...
