Tehran, YJC. Iran is going to build an industrial irradiation center in Qazvin province, west of Tehran.
Qazvin provincial governor, Iran’s Atomic Energy
Organization and of Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU) signed a deal
to launch an industrial irradiation center.
IAEO chief Ali Akbar Salehi, who was in his day-visit to the
province, Hossein Khalafi, his deputy for Irradiation Applications, Ayoub
Rahimi and Manuchehr Habibi, the governors construction and political-security
deputies, respectively, and Seyed Abolhassan Naeini, the head IKIU signed the
memorandum.
The establishment of irradiation center also will install
and operate Industrial Acceleration Center with a power of 100kW and 10mev (Mega-electron
volt).
The facility is to significantly help save on expenses
including costs of imported facilities in addition to advantage of technology adoption
by indigenous experts.
The foreign model costs something about $ 12-15mn to import.
Some of the applications of the unit are production of hi-tech materials
through irradiation of industrial polymer products and sterilization of
disposable medical equipments, and decontamination of agricultural products.
The facility is also expected to improve the IKIU
capabilities in relation to education and research as well as promote the public
health Qazvin.