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    I.S. EN 60861:2008

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    EQUIPMENT FOR MONITORING OF RADIONUCLIDES IN LIQUID EFFLUENTS AND SURFACE WATERS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2008

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    FOREWORD
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Classification of equipment
    5 Equipment design
       5.1 Measurement and indication characteristics
       5.2 Reliability
       5.3 Sampling assembly
       5.4 Detection assembly
       5.5 Control assembly
       5.6 Measurement assembly
       5.7 Alarm assembly
       5.8 Indication facilities
       5.9 Facilities for operational testing
       5.10 Installation and maintenance facilities
       5.11 Ambient ionizing radiation protection devices
       5.12 User safety
       5.13 Electromagnetic compatibility
       5.14 Power supply
    6 Test procedures
       6.1 General
       6.2 Tests performed under standard test conditions
       6.3 Tests performed with variation of influence quantities
       6.4 Metrological characteristics
       6.5 Test sources
    7 Radiation performance tests
       7.1 Reference response
       7.2 Sensitivity and relative response of the equipment for
            a solid source
       7.3 Linearity
       7.4 Repeatability of the equipment
       7.5 Reproducibility of results of measurements
       7.6 Response time
       7.7 Uniformity of the protective screens for the beta detector
       7.8 Overload test
       7.9 Response to other artificial radionuclides
       7.10 Response to [222]Rn progeny dissolved in water
       7.11 Response to ambient gamma radiation
       7.12 Influence of materials in suspension in liquid on activity
            measurement
    8 Liquid circuit performance tests
       8.1 General
       8.2 Flow-rate stability
       8.3 Cleaning efficiency
    9 Electrical performance tests
       9.1 Warm-up time - Detection and measurement assemblies
       9.2 Power-supply variations
       9.3 Power-supply transient effects
       9.4 Alarm-trip stability
       9.5 Alarm-trip range
       9.6 Fault alarm
    10 Environmental performance test
       10.1 Ambient temperature
       10.2 Relative humidity
       10.3 External electromagnetic immunity and electrostatic
            discharge
       10.4 Electromagnetic emission
    11 Type test report
    12 Certificate
    13 Operation and maintenance manual
    Annex A (informative) Guidance for use with radioactive water
                          Monitors
    Annex B (informative) Realization of an artificial effluent for
                          testing
    Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                         publications with their corresponding
                         European publications

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    Specifies technical requirements for equipment for monitoring of alpha-, beta- or gamma-emitting radio nuclides in liquid effluents and surface waters, provides some general guidance as to the possible detection capability of such equipment and indicates when and where its uses may be practicable.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current

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    IEC 60050-394:2007 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 394: Nuclear instrumentation - Instruments, systems, equipment and detectors
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    IEC 61187:1993 Electrical and electronic measuring equipment - Documentation
    ISO/IEC Guide 98:1993 Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM)
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    HD 472 S1:1989/AC:2013 NOMINAL VOLTAGES FOR LOW-VOLTAGE PUBLIC ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SYSTEMS
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    IEC 60068-2-38:2009 Environmental testing - Part 2-38: Tests - Test Z/AD: Composite temperature/humidity cyclic test
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    EN 61000-4-12:2017 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-12: Testing and measurement techniques - Ring wave immunity test
    IEC 61000-4-2:2008 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test
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    ISO 10012:2003 Measurement management systems — Requirements for measurement processes and measuring equipment
    EN 61187:1994/corrigendum:1995 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEASURING EQUIPMENT - DOCUMENTATION
    EN 61000-4-4:2012 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-4: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - ELECTRICAL FAST TRANSIENT/BURST IMMUNITY TEST (IEC 61000-4-4:2012)
    EN 61000-4-6:2014/AC:2015 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-6: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - IMMUNITY TO CONDUCTED DISTURBANCES, INDUCED BY RADIO-FREQUENCY FIELDS (IEC 61000-4-6:2013)
    EN 61010-1:2010 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
    EN ISO 10012:2003 Measurement management systems - Requirements for measurement processes and measuring equipment (ISO 10012:2003)
    IEC 61010-1:2010+AMD1:2016 CSV Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
    IEC 60050-393:2003 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 393: Nuclear instrumentation - Physical phenomena and basic concepts
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