Equipment Alley

Thursday November 07, 2024 from 09:00 to 10:00

Room: Central

TT-Equip 5.1 Ensuring food security and food safety by examining the feasibility of implementing eBeam/X-ray technologies

Oscar Acuna, United States

Lead for International Programs and Outreach
National Center for Electron Beam Research
Texas A&M National Center for Electron Beam Research

Abstract

New abstract created on Tuesday January 30, 2024 Ensuring Food Security and Food Safety by Examining the Feasibility of Implementing eBeam/X- ray Technologies

Jennifer Elster1, Suresh Pillai2, Oscar Acuna3.

1Alternative Technologies Program, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Pasco, WA, United States; 2National Center for Electron Beam Research , Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; 3National Center for Electron Beam Research , Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States

Access to nuclear technologies is critical for countries around the world. Besides the use of nuclear technologies for medicine, irradiation of single use medical devices, food pasteurization and phytosanitary treatments constitute the other major application of nuclear technologies. Cobalt-60 is the legacy industrial irradiation technology all around the world. Due to the increasing costs of cobalt-60, the projected short supply of the isotope, the tightening restrictions on transboundary shipment of cobalt-60, and the security risks radioactive cobalt-60 can pose, there is a growing interest in a deeper understanding and commercial adoption of accelerator technologies such as eBeam and X-ray in member states. Feasibility studies play a crucial role in establishing the technical specifications of equipment and identifying key users for installed technologies. In this presentation, we will delve into valuable insights gained from feasibility studies conducted in both Asia and South America. The discussion will focus on recognizing traditional and non-traditional stakeholders essential for participation in these studies, and it will outline the methods used to compute capital and operating costs, along with the calculation of return on investment. Emphasis will be placed on the significance of selecting an optimal location for an eBeam facility, with attention to potential conflicts between private end-users and government stakeholders and how these decisions could have major implications on securing funding.

 


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