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Iran unveils gamma radiation system

TEHRAN: The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Thursday (25th of August, 2022) unveiled the country’s first multi-purpose gamma radiation system in the northwestern city of Bonab.

The project of designing and building a portable gamma system for radiating food was launched in January 2022 and became ready for operation in August, Mohammad Eslami, the head of AEOI, was quoted by the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) as saying at the unveiling ceremony.

Its application includes radiating food and agricultural products, which can reduce their susceptibility to pests’ harm, increase their storability, and curb 30 percent of food waste, Eslami said.

“I predict that within the next three years we will have a good development in the field of multi-purpose gamma radiation system,” he said, urging the private sector and knowledge-based firms to engage in the project.

The atomic chief of Iran also said that the AEOI plans to turn Iran into a hub of nuclear power plant construction in the region.

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.