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...
Radiation Physics and Chemistry recently published a paper describing PUFFIn, a new user-friendly interface using the PENELOPE Monte Carlo code, designed to calculate dose distributions in materials. PUFFIn, the Penelope User-Friendly Fast Interface, aids radiation modeling for educational and preliminary analysis purposes. It allows users...
The China Isotope & Radiation Corporation (CIRC), a member of iia, has won a contract to supply a gamma irradiation facility to the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA). This is the first such project commissioned by a foreign government to CIRC and is expected...
E-Beam Services, member of the iia based in the USA, announces the introduction of ‘EBXL’, an optimised dedicated crosslinking solution tailored for cable, sheet, and foam manufacturers. The new offering will use a 2 Mev electron beam accelerator and will commence operations in the Fall...
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has announced the decision to amend Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG’s) power reactor operating licence for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (NGS) to authorise the production of cobalt-60. The licence will be amended to include production of cobalt-60 and other activities...
Following the recent article in Phys.org that introduces the development of a new type of electron beam accelerator for medical device sterilisation, a further update has been issued by Fermilab. The update refers to the IARC’s (Illinois Accelerator Research Centre) roadmap to develop high power accelerators...
Due to its growing importance, there is much interest world-wide in sustainability, including in the radiation processing industry. A number of companies and organisations are undertaking sustainability studies and have already made presentations on what they have learnt. To reflect this interest and importance, a Sustainability...
Arthur Dumba, General Manager of the iia, recently participated in the latest ASTM Committee E61 on Radiation Processing meeting and has provided updates from attendees. ASTM The most recent ASTM Committee E61 meeting was held virtually, 6 – 8 May 2024. Committee E61 on Radiation Processing is...
The iia article ‘Global Healthcare and Nuclear Power’ has been published in the May 2024 edition of Nuclear Engineering International. The article aims to highlight the critical applications of cobalt-60 and the contribution that is made by the nuclear industry in supporting healthcare. It also summarises...
STERIS, a member of the iia, recently announced completion of expansion of its facility at Chonburi Thailand and planned expansion at Suzhou China. These expansions include the incorporation of X-ray processing capabilities to enable STERIS to enhance its sterilisation services using a wider range of technologies. The announcements can be read at these links to the STERIS website: STERIS ANNOUNCES COMPLETED EXPANSION OF...
IBA Industrial Solutions, member of the iia, has signed a contract to install its Be-Efficient electron beam irradiation solution in Germany. The contract, announced on March 19, 2024, includes two Rhodotron® accelerators along with supporting systems for polymer crosslinking applications. Typically priced between EUR 11...
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...
Bruce Power, a member of iia, has completed delivery of the company’s largest ever harvest of cobalt-60 to Nordion. The harvest from Bruce Power’s Unit 8 was completed during planned maintenance of the reactor as part of Bruce’s Life-Extension Program and Major Component Replacement project. ...
On 2nd November the iia hosted its webinar ‘GAMMA IRRADIATION for Today and the Future’. The webinar focused on three topical issues that are important to gamma irradiation today and for the future: cobalt-60, sustainability and cybersecurity. Martin Comben of iia introduced the topics and explained...
E-BEAM Services Inc., a member of iia, has announced a significant expansion of it's facility located in Lebanon, Ohio, USA. This investment and expansion signify E-BEAM Services continued, steady growth. The state-of-the-art space is designed for the housing of another world class electron beam accelerator and...
The iia is pleased to announce the formation of its Technical Advisory Group! The iia Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has been formed by the iia to strengthen the connection between the iia and its membership. The primary roles of TAG will be to provide guidance and...
The iia is pleased to announce that Riaz Bandali has been appointed to the board of the International Irradiation Association. Riaz is currently the President of Nordion (Canada) Inc. and member of the Sotera Health Executive Committee. Prior to joining Nordion, Riaz served as the President &...
