ASTM Int'l to Develop Practice for Industrial Radiation Processing - ASTM WK15409

December 14, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS

ASTM WK15409 - Practice for Dosimetry in Radiation Processing is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E10.01 on Radiation Processing: Dosimetry and Applications, which is part of ASTM International Committee E10 on Nuclear Technology and Applications.

"Subcommittee E10.01 has published numerous standards on dosimetry and radiation processing," said John Logar, chair of E10.01 and director, radiation dosimetry, Sterigenics International.

"However, feedback from industry users indicated a difficulty in understanding what standards they should use and how to use them. This proposed standard is being developed to … give guidance on the use of our 36 published standards."

Logar said that the radiation processing industry has specific requirements that must be completed to be in compliance with international standards and regulations.

"We want [ASTM] WK15409 to be a single source that individuals and companies can reference that will give them a road map to the necessary standards required for their specific application," said Logar.

"We plan to expand, as required by industry and research needs, into more radiation processing applications," said Logar. "We are interested in participation from government agencies to synergize what the industry needs with the published research and what the regulatory agencies require."

Logar said that the development of ASTM WK15409 will give end-users such as the industrial radiation industry, government research facilities and university-based radiation programs the ability to use the 36 standards Subcommittee E10.01 published.

Source: ASTM International.