1. Strategic Infrastructure
2. 3-GeV Synchrotron Facility

Strategic Infrastructure

3-GeV Synchrotron Facility

Synchrotron Light Research Institute (SLRI) has started a project on a new 3.0 GeV synchrotron light source to be located in the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (EECi), aiming to make it a leading synchrotron facility in the Asia-Pacific region for researches in medical science, agriculture, industry, etc.

Professor Wing Commander Dr. Sarawut Sujitjorn, Chief Executive Officer of Synchrotron Light Research Institute (SLRI) mentioned that the SLRI Siam Photon Source-II (SPS-II) project is set up to build the 3 GeV synchrotron light source, the large research infrastructure of Thailand. It will advantage to the country by creating jobs, careers, and developing skilled labors in construction, machines, designing, manufacturing parts and project operations. Once the construction has been completed, the light source can serve private sectors and increase economic value at least 6,000 million Baht a year. The new 3.0 GeV synchrotron light source can support varieties of research such as:

1. Medical science: to study structure of proteins, viruses and enzymes to find the mechanism of infection leading to development of new medicines, enhancing medical and pharmaceutical capabilities
2. Food and agriculture: to increase value product management, agricultural engineering process, food processing, quality improvement, safety of food through packaging in accordance with government plans for food and agricultural industry development
3. Advanced materials industry: to help analyzing the changes of material sample properties under different environments, to support research and development of construction material application such as new concrete formulas, metals and new composite materials
4. Environment: to help in contamination analysis in a more precise environment, to find the link between plant diseases and molecules that the plant can absorb leading to finding ways to prevent disease in plants and reduce economic losses.
5. Archeology: forensic archeology studies which will be a structural analysis at the atomic level in depth, both finding the source as well as the simulation of 3D structures using synchrotron-based techniques in order to solve the missing ancient information and the production of new products for restorations

In addition, the new 3 GeV synchrotron light source to be constructed at EECi, has a comprehensive safety management in all aspects, especially preventing radiation hazards from synchrotron production. There are also strict safety, health and environmental management systems complying with laws and international standards.

Radiation safety for the operation of the new 3 GeV synchrotron light source has begun with radiation evaluation from sources to properly design the shielding wall for particle accelerators tunnels, electron storage ring, beam line and end station. The computational simulation can determine specifications of shielding walls and evaluate their effectiveness prior to an actual construction. The radiation must be routinely measured during operation to certify safety validation. The amount of radiation must be controlled at minimal for radiation workers and related personnel in accordance to safety regulation of Thai laws and international standards of IAEA under strict control by the Office of Atoms for Peace.