UK testing facilities
STFC Daresbury EBeam Testing Facility
STFC ASTeC / Daresbury Laboratory
Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, Cheshire, England
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Radiation effects
- Materials and structural testing
Services
Electron-beam irradiation and processing trials for materials and products, including polymer cross-linking, curing, grafting, surface sterilisation and process-scale-up experiments.
Equipment
EBeam Lab and EBeam Engine on one site; 80–200 keV beam energy; samples up to A4 size (216 mm x 297 mm x 50 mm); transport up to 30 m/min; single-pass doses up to 150 kGy; nitrogen inerting system.
Standards
No accreditation or standards stated on the cited operator page.
Contact
Operator-wide contact: Phone: +44 1925603000
Approximate location
Daresbury · Town location