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  • BS ISO 18589-4:2009

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    Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Soil Measurement of plutonium isotopes (plutonium 238 and Plutonium 239 + 240) by alpha spectrometry

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  03-01-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-04-2009

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions and symbols
    4 Principle
    5 Chemical reagents and equipment
    6 Procedure
    7 Expression of results
    8 Test report
    Annex A (informative) Plutonium desorption
    Annex B (informative) Chemical separation of plutonium
            by an organic solvent
    Annex C (informative) Chemical separation of plutonium
            on anionic resin
    Annex D (informative) Chemical separation of plutonium
            by specific resins
    Annex E (informative) Preparation of the source by
            electro-deposition
    Annex F (informative) Preparation of the source by
            co-precipitation
    Bibliography

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    Specifies a method for measuring plutonium 238 and 239 + 240 isotopes in soil by alpha spectrometry samples using chemical separation techniques.

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    Committee NCE/2
    Development Note Supersedes 07/30047016 DC. (04/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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

    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    ISO 11074:2015 Soil quality — Vocabulary
    ISO 18589-1:2005 Measurement of radioactivity in the environment Soil Part 1: General guidelines and definitions
    ISO 18589-2:2015 Measurement of radioactivity in the environment — Soil — Part 2: Guidance for the selection of the sampling strategy, sampling and pre-treatment of samples
    NFM 60 790-8 : 1999 NUCLEAR ENERGY - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT-SOIL - PART 8: METHODOLOGY FOR PLUTONIUM 238 AND PLUTONIUM 239 PLUS 240 ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT IN SOIL SAMPLES
    ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
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