SAVE THE DATE: 12 - 16 April 2027 | Crowne Plaza Düsseldorf-Neuss, Germany The iia is pleased to share the first IMRP 2027 newsletter, click here to view or read below. The International Meeting on Radiation Processing is recognised as the leading international event for those involved in...
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 Thursday 11th November at 1pm (NZDT), the Stakeholder and Consumer Intelligence Team of the Plant and Food Research X-Ray Working Group will hold a virtual research seminar (Zoom) about retailer and consumer attitudes toward phytosanitary irradiation. Irradiation using X-Ray has significant potential as a phytosanitary...
IONISOS, a member of iia, has been working with partners on the development of 2 interesting applications of gamma irradiation. The first project involves the gamma irradiation of natural fibres that can be used to reinforce composite materials. This technology is an alternative to chemical or...
Our members IBA (Belgium) and TRAD (France) just announced that they entered into a partnership agreement to enable the development of a new radiation processing module based on TRAD’s RayXpert® 3D modelling and dose calculation technology. RayXpert® is a 3D modelling and dose calculation software...
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 iia Virtual Conference was held on 20 and 21 October 2021. The first day was restricted to member only access. Day two was open to all members of the irradiation industry. The presentations were focused and the duration chosen to ensure maximum participation. The...
The RADNEXT project, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme has now been launched. RADNEXT stands for RADiation facility Network for the EXploration of effects for indusTry and research. The main project objective is to create a network of facilities, develop...
The iia is pleased to announce that Yves Henon has been appointed to the board. Yves has been a leading member of the irradiation community for over 40 and is an international expert in food irradiation. He started his career by working for the French Atomic...
On October 5, 2021, a meeting convened by Carl Blackburn of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture was held to discuss how a small international group could constitute a network could be formed in order to give a new momentum...
The iia is pleased to announce that Ariadnne Vargas Rivadeneira has joined the iia team. Ariadnne is a chemical engineer with a specialization in nuclear energy technology applications, living in La Paz, Bolivia. Most recently, Ariadnne was Head of Industrial Applications Unit at ABEN where...
The iia is pleased to welcome ARC-Nucléart as its latest new member. ARC-Nucléart is an organization of public interest of which the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), the Ministry of Culture, and the city of Grenoble are a part. Founded in the 1970s and located...
The IAEA is hosting a virtual round table discussion and debate issues associated with plastic pollution and the role that nuclear technologies can play in addressing the problem. The sessions will include: Nuclear technologies for recycling and for marine micro plastic monitoring, plus the programmatic...
