CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STUDY OF A MOBILE GAMMA IRRADIATOR FOR FRUIT PRODUCE
Engineering Drawings report available as CAPE-944. A conceptual design study was made of a mobile irradiator for radiopasteurization of strawberries, grapes, peaches, tomatoes, and lemons. Minimum radiation dose specification for the fruit ranged from 100,000 to 200,000 rads with maximum to minimum dose ratio in the range of 1.5 to 3. Minimum allowable production rates were in the range of 500 to 1000 lb of fruit/hr. The irradiator was required to be mobile, preferably on one truck capable of being put in operation one day after arrival at the site. Preliminary studies compared five types of irradiators, consisting of a single source slab, two package pass design; a double slab, single pass design; a single slab, four pass design; a line source rotary design; and a movable source, movable package design. It was concluded that a Co/sup 60/ irradiator can be built to meet the general requirements for radiopasteurization of fruit. The irradiator can be made mobile and can be mounted on a single trailer. The combined weight of the mobile unit would be 70 to 85 tons depending on the type of irradiator. This unit would require a special license from the State Highway Department. (C.H.)
- Research Organization:
- Associated Nucleonics, Inc., Garden City, N.Y.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(30-1)-2993
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-003933
- OSTI ID:
- 4136318
- Report Number(s):
- TID-18605; AN-138
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: For Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.; Engineering Drawings report available as CAPE-944. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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