Join the iia for our latest webinar! Virtual Dose Mapping Software for use in Radiation Processing - Key features and a comparison of Dose Insight, PUFFIn and RayXpert 📅 Tuesday 11th March, 2025 🕒 3pm - 4pm GMT (4pm CET, 11am EDT, 8am PDT) ✅ Registration available here The potential of...
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The iia has confirmed that it will continue supporting the IAEA’s Denial of Shipment Working Group (DOS WG) in 2025. This support is a financial contribution to pay an expert consultant to manage the working group and its activities for a third year, following the...
The Unit 1 reactor at OPG Darlington is now producing Cobalt-60 following its recent refurbishment and the authorisation issued by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) in June 2024. The reactor was modified during refurbishment to enable it to produce Cobalt-60. OPG will similarly modify the...
Murray Lynch who recently retired as CEO of Steritech (Australia) and joined the Steritech board so that he could continue to contribute to the company’s growth, has been appointed as a director of the International Irradiation Association. Murray’s strong and effective leadership of Steritech is widely...
The iia is pleased to announce the publication of the ‘Guide for Assessing Cybersecurity Programs at Gamma Irradiation Facilities’. Cybersecurity has become an increasing priority for all businesses in recent years. The impact of a cyberattack can result in financial loss, the inability to operate or...
The iia will attend and present at Kilmer 2025 Next Generation, Microbiological Quality & Sterility Assurance Conference, taking place 3 - 6 February in Orlando, Florida (USA). Arthur Dumba, iia General Manager, presentation and abstract: Analysis and Considerations for the use of Low Energy Electrons for Sterilization Low...
The IAEA, through the NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics) initiative, is supporting experts and decision makers in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines to help create solutions that will reduce plastic waste. A series of national stakeholder meetings between 2022 and 2024 has enabled countries’ experts to...
The IAEA recently published new guidance designed to assist countries in establishing robust transport security measures ranging from administrative procedures, to protecting the confidentiality of transport routes and operations, to the physical protection of shipments. It is aimed at those responsible for transport security, including...
The iia, via the Phytosanitary Irradiation Platform (PsIP), participated in a Research Coordination Meeting of CRP (Coordinated Research Projects) D61026 at the IAEA in December 2024. A key focus of the meeting focused on research relating to Mealybugs and Lepidoptera with the aim of establishing...
Effective January 1, 2025, Paul Wynne has reduced his operational involvement with the International Irradiation Association (iia) as part of a planned evolution and succession strategy. Paul will continue to provide guidance and strategic oversight to the iia team as Chairman of the Board. Additionally, Thomas...
The final iia newsletter of 2024 has been published and can be found at this link, or below. To sign up to receive iia newsletters please follow this link. Season's Greetings to our members and friends in the irradiation community As 2024 draws to a close, we take this...
