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I.S. EN ISO 18589-3:2017

Superseded

Superseded

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MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - SOIL - PART 3: TEST METHOD OF GAMMA-EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES USING GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY (ISO 18589-3:2015, CORRECTED VERSION 2015-12-01)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

07-03-2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

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National Foreword
European foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Principle
5 Gamma-spectrometry equipment
6 Sample container
7 Procedure
8 Expression of results
9 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Calculation of the activity per
        unit mass from a gamma spectrum using a linear
        background subtraction
Annex B (informative) - Analysis of natural radionuclides
        in soil samples using gamma spectrometry
Bibliography

Defines the identification and the measurement of the activity in soils of a large number of gamma-emitting radionuclides using gamma spectrometry.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
42
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
ISO 18589-3:2015 Identical
EN ISO 18589-3:2017 Identical

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
ISO 11074:2015 Soil quality — Vocabulary
ASTM E 181 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Detector Calibration and Analysis of Radionuclides
IEC 61452:1995 Nuclear instrumentation - Measurement of gamma-ray emission rates of radionuclides - Calibration and use of germanium spectrometers
ISO/IEC Guide 98-1:2009 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 1: Introduction to the expression of uncertainty in measurement
ISO 10703:2007 Water quality Determination of the activity concentration of radionuclides Method by high resolution gamma-ray spectrometry
IEEE/ANSI N42.14-1999 American National Standard for Calibration and Use of Germanium Spectrometers for the Measurement of Gamma-Ray Emission Rates of Radionuclides
ISO 18589-1:2005 Measurement of radioactivity in the environment Soil Part 1: General guidelines and definitions
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 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
ISO 80000-10:2009 Quantities and units Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics

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