Abstract
Financed by a cooperative agreement with DOE, an irradiation facility is being contracted m Gainesville, FL, utilizing a GE-CGR linear accelerator as the irradiation source in a two-level design. The lower level has a one meter horn for 10 MeV electrons to irradiate shallow layers of commodities. The upper level has a 2.5 m horn equipped to produce 5 MeV X-rays to irradiate up to pallet-size loads. Automated conveyors will transport materials to be irradiated. The facility is divided for irradiated and unirradiated commodities with freezer and refrigerated storage on both sides. The facility is designed for research and demonstration purposes. Public and private research agencies will have access to the facility. The location adjacent to the University of Florida was selected to make it convenient to the scientists at that institution.
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