Published October 1993 | Version v1
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Irradiation of potatoes in Turkey. A feasibility study

Creators

  • 1. Lalahan Nuclear Research Inst. of Animal Health, Ankara (Turkey). Food Irradiation Section

Description

A preliminary investigation was done on the economic feasibility of installing a 60Co facility in central Turkey for the irradiation of potatoes. The city selected for study was Nevsehir. Of the 4 million tonnes of potatoes produced in Turkey each year 38% comes from this region. The investment criteria used for assessing economic feasibility were the internal rate of return, net present value, benefit-cost ratio and payback period. The calculated total investment cost (capital plus operational costs) for the facility was US $2,397,615. Unit processing cost was estimated at US $11.05/t. The study showed that installation of a 60Co facility at Nevsehir would be financially viable if it operated 3000 h/a. (author). 6 refs, 6 tabs

Part of:
Cost-benefit aspects of food irradiation processing

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IAEA.
Imprint Place
Vienna (Austria)
ISBN
92-0-000393-1
Imprint Title
Cost-benefit aspects of food irradiation processing
Imprint Pagination
505 p.
Series
Proceedings series.
Journal Page Range
p. 191-200.
ISSN
0074-1884

Conference

Title
International symposium on cost-benefit aspects of food irradiation processing.
Dates
1-5 Mar 1993.
Place
Aix-en-Provence (France).

INIS

Country of Publication
Austria
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
25014600
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
COMPILED DATA; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINANCIAL DATA; GAMMA RADIATION; POTATOES; RADURIZATION; SPROUT INHIBITION; TURKEY
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; DATA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FOOD; FOOD PROCESSING; INFORMATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; MIDDLE EAST; NUMERICAL DATA; PRESERVATION; RADIATIONS; RADIOPRESERVATION; TUBERS; VEGETABLES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
IAEA-SM--328/5.