Preservation & hygienisation: Radiation processing plant

Following the clearance for radiation processing of spices, onions, potatoes, cereals, pulses, meat products etc by the government, radiation processing offers enormous potential to become a commercial activity in near future in India. This article describes regulatory requirements of setting up of radiation processing plant. It also gives details of conceptual design of a two-conveyor, multi-product, cobalt-60-based radiation-processing plant that ensures efficient utilisation of the radiation source.