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  • BS 5288:1976

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    Specification. Sealed radioactive sources

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-09-2012

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  27-02-1976

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Cooperating organizations
    Specification
    Section one. General
    1. Scope
    2. References
    3. Definitions
    Section two. Requirements
    4. General requirements
    5. Production tests
    6. Sealed source marking
    7. Sealed source certificate
    Section three. Classification
    8. General
    9. Classification designation
    10. General considerations
    11. Procedure to establish classification and
        performance requirements
    12. Testing procedures for table 1
    Appendices
    A. Classification of radionuclides according to
        radiotoxicity
    B. Activity level
    C. Sealed source performance requirements for typical
        uses
    D. Leak test methods
    E. Example of a certificate for a sealed sources
    Tables
    1. Classification of sealed source performance
        standards
    2. Comparison of the leak test methods and acceptance
        thresholds

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    General requirements, production tests, marking, certificate and classification method whose system is based on a variety of performance criteria. Leak test methods appended.

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    Committee NCE/2
    Development Note Supersedes BS 3515(1962), 72/41902 DC, 72/42561 DC & 72/43229 DC. (08/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 1881-205:1986 Testing concrete Recommendations for radiography of concrete
    API 551 : 2016 PROCESS MEASUREMENT
    BS 3895:1976 Guide to the design, testing and use of packaging for the safe transport of radioactive materials
    BS 5650:1978 Specification for apparatus for gamma radiography

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 1677:1977 Sealed radioactive sources General
    BS 3455:1973 Glossary of terms used in nuclear science and technology
    ISO 2919:2012 Radiological protection — Sealed radioactive sources — General requirements and classification
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