Exploring the opportunities and potential of gamma radiation facilities

The presented work demonstrates the placement of new 60Co gamma sources at the irradiation complex situated within the Institute of Radiation Problems, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Additionally, it highlights the preparation of the source's radioactivity power table using novel dosimetry methods. The gamma irradiation complex consists of the Gamma Facility for Radiation Research Cobalt-25, Gamma Facility Radiation Chemical Continuous Action-20000 (GFRCCA-20000), and Modern Radiation Chemical Facility Gamma-25 (MRCFG-25). The calculations are mainly based on the accurate calculation of the dose power and the dose absorbed by the material in the modernized “Modern Radiation Chemical Facility Gamma-25” facility. Monte Carlo N-Particle code (MCNP) calculations give the distribution kinetics of the photon quantity on the surface of the material depending on the energy of the gamma source. •Research work on a complex of new Co60 gamma sources.•The activity and the dose rate reduced to 4001 Ci, 142.3280 Rad/sec, respectively.•Device exhibited a daily decay of 0.05 Rad/sec, decay factor of 0.999715, and activity decay of 1.5 Ci.