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Economical Evaluation of a Radiation Processing Center Equipped with an Electron Accelerator in Iran


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1 Agricultural, Medical and Industrial Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, P.O. Box 31485-498, Karaj, Iran, Islamic Republic of
2 Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
 

In order to develop the private sectors in the country, access to information about the irradiation unit cost is one of the important information that must be provided to the investors to promote and share them. This article focuses on the irradiation unit cost calculation and its dependence on different parameters. Therefore, it is attempted to gather information about the fixed and variable costs required for establishing a radiation processing center equipped with an electron accelerator, domestically. Then, using activity based costing method the irradiation unit cost based on hours of system operation is estimated and compared.

Keywords

Radiation Processing of Food, Electron Accelerator, Economical Evaluation, Irradiation Unit Cost
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Authors

Farhood Ziaie
Agricultural, Medical and Industrial Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, P.O. Box 31485-498, Karaj, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Zahra Kazemi
Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


In order to develop the private sectors in the country, access to information about the irradiation unit cost is one of the important information that must be provided to the investors to promote and share them. This article focuses on the irradiation unit cost calculation and its dependence on different parameters. Therefore, it is attempted to gather information about the fixed and variable costs required for establishing a radiation processing center equipped with an electron accelerator, domestically. Then, using activity based costing method the irradiation unit cost based on hours of system operation is estimated and compared.

Keywords


Radiation Processing of Food, Electron Accelerator, Economical Evaluation, Irradiation Unit Cost

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4i6%2F30077