The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is conducting a hearing on OPG's licence amendment application for the commercial production of cobalt-60 at their Darlington reactors. As part of this routine process, CNSC invites comments on the application. The iia has submitted comments in support of...
The IAEA and its partners, under the NUTEC Plastics initiative, are researching and developing ionizing radiation techniques to affordably reprocess and recycle plastics. These techniques involve using electron beam to irradiate post-consumer plastics to enable them the be easily reformed and recycled into other products. In...
The iia is pleased to be sponsoring and attending the ASTM 10th International Workshop on Radiation Processing and ASTM Committee E61 Standards Meetings, being held 5 February - 9 February 2024, in San Diego USA. Arthur Dumba (iia General Manager) is the Technical Chair and host...
On 17th January 2024, the iia hosted the 'Making the Most of Your IMRP' webinar presented by Brian McEvoy (IMRP 2024 Program Committee Chair) and introduced by Aaron DeMent (IMRP 2024 Organizing Committee Deputy Chair). Link to the Webinar Recording here, or scroll to the...
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Zhu Nankang, who passed away 25th December 2023. Professor Zhu was the director of the Institute of Radiation Technique Soochow, and recently supported the business operations of the Jiangsu Dasheng Rhodotron EB Application centre....
We are pleased to announce that IBA and STERIS are Diamond Sponsors of the 21st International Meeting on Radiation Processing (IMRP 2024). Thank you to both organizations for their contribution towards the success of IMRP 2024. "IBA Industrial is the world leader in electron and proton accelerators...
The iia Gamma Working Group (GWG) continued to progress its various initiatives during 2023 with good engagement by its members and partners. Thank you to all individuals that contributed and the organisations that participated in trials and assessments during the year. Cybersecurity Project The ultimate objective...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the iia team! 2023 was another productive year for iia and we thank our members, affiliates and other friends and colleagues from the irradiation community for their support and participation. We look forward to continued success in the New...
Ionisos, a member of iia, recently published its annual sustainability report for 2022. The report highlights the company’s progress in key areas of sustainability including reduction of carbon footprint, a focus on energy efficiency, and the use of renewable energy sources. The report is available...
17 January 2024 | 4:30pm GMT / 11:30am EST / 8:30am PST Run time: 20 - 30 minutes Join us for this short live webinar event, with an interactive Q&A session, hosted by Brian McEvoy (STERIS & IMRP 2024 Program Committee Chair). During this event, Brian will...
The European Medicines Agency recently published its document ‘Questions and Answers on the use of X-ray sterilisation processes for Single Use Systems (SUS) used in pharmaceutical manufacturing’. This document is triggered by market and industry factors that are stimulating the evaluation of technologies such as...
Paul Wynne, iia Chairman & Director General, was recently invited to present to the Second International Nuclear Technology Application Industry Development Forum that was hosted by China Isotope and Radiation Corporation, a member of iia. The two-day forum, themed ‘Empowering Nuclear Technology to Build a Better...
