Proposed Regulatory Requirements for Operation and Maintenance of Gamma Irradiator Facility
Hany Sallam, Wesam Zakaria Ibrahim · 2014
Gamma irradiation facilities are in use for preservation of food products, sterilization of health care products, polymerization of wood, vulcanization of rubber and such purposes for which high intensity irradiation is required. However, ionizing radiation can also be harmful unless it is properly controlled. Industrial irradiators produce very high dose rates during irradiation, such that a person accidentally present in the radiation room could receive a lethal dose within minutes or even seconds. For the safety of human and environment, Special design and operation precautions are taken to avoid the exposure to gamma radiation which is continuously emitted by the radiation source. This paper proposes some of regulatory requirements related to gamma irradiator operation and maintenance. Such as, operator training, safety devices, interlocking, maintenance, control systems, power failure, and reporting.