IAEA meeting on ‘Quality Management Practices in Radiation Processing Facilities’ held in China
The IAEA held a Regional Coordination Meeting on ‘Quality Management Practices in Radiation Processing Facilities’ from 4 to 8 March 2024 in Suzhou, China. This meeting was held in the context of the IAEA’s Technical Cooperation Project RAS1028 ‘Improving the Quality Management Practices in Radiation Processing Facilities for Better Performance and Applications’ established in January 2022.
The meeting was commissioned by the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) to be organised by China Isotope Radiation Association (CIRA), an affiliate of iia. The meeting was co-organized by China Isotope & Radiation Corporation, CGN Nuclear Technology Development Co. Ltd., and Zhongjin Irradiation Incorporated Company, all members of iia.
Irradiation technology experts from 13 Asia-Pacific countries attended the meeting to discuss how to improve the quality management of radiation processing facilities to ensure safe, reliable and efficient operation. The participants shared the latest technologies, experiences and best practices in radiation processing and discussed the challenges and solutions. The primary objective of the meeting was to review progress since the start of the RAS1028 project and progress the development of guidelines on quality management practices in radiation processing facilities. During the meeting, IAEA emphasised the importance of international cooperation, arguing that it is only by sharing knowledge, experience and resources that countries can work together to advance the level of quality management in radiation processing facilities.
The iia would like to thank Allen Yang (CIRA) for supplying the report and photographs from this even (below).
