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I.S. EN ISO 16641:2016

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MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - RADON 220: INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE AVERAGE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION USING PASSIVE SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS (ISO 16641:2014)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2016

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National Foreword
European foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions, and symbols
4 Principle of the measurement method
5 Equipment
6 Sampling
7 Detection method with solid-state nuclear track
   detectors (SSNTD)
8 Measurement procedure
9 Expression of results
10 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Radon-220 and its decay products
Bibliography

Defines integrated measurement techniques for radon-220 with passive sampling only. Also provides information on measuring the average activity concentration of radon-220 in the air, based on easy-to-use and low-cost passive sampling, and the conditions of use for the measuring devices.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
34
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
ISO 16641:2014 Identical
EN ISO 16641:2016 Identical

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
ISO 11665-1:2012 Measurement of radioactivity in the environment Air: radon-222 Part 1: Origins of radon and its short-lived decay products and associated measurement methods
IEC 61577-1:2006 Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 1: General principles
ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007 International vocabulary of metrology Basic and general concepts and associated terms (VIM)
IEC 61577-2:2014 Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 2: Specific requirements for <sup>222</sup>Rn and <sup>220</sup>Rn measuring instruments
ISO 11929:2010 Determination of the characteristic limits (decision threshold, detection limit and limits of the confidence interval) for measurements of ionizing radiation Fundamentals and application
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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