An Economic Analysis of Electron Accelerators and Cobalt-60 for Irradiating Food

Rosanna Mentzer Morrison

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: Food irradiation;    electron accelerators;    Cobalt-60;    cost comparison;    economies of size;   

RP-ID  :  TB-1762

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

ERS estimated the installation and operating costs for two types of irradiation: an electron beam system or a Cobalt-60 gamma ray system. The capital costs of food irradiation equipment depend primarily on the irradiation source, food product, plant volume, and facility design. Economics of scale were estimated for plants processing different volumes.