Standards and regulations for radiation processing industry in China

To understand the current status and development tendency of radiation processing industry in China, and to know the relationship between the perfecting of standard systems and the increasing of throughput of this industry, a brief introduction on Chinese standards and regulations is given in this paper. Typical documents for setting up and operating an irradiation facility for radiation processing, either a gamma-ray or an electron-beam facility, are introduced in detail. A comparison is made between some of the international standards and those corresponding Chinese national standards. The consideration of development of Chinese standards and regulations indicates a positive tendency for this industry.