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    I.S. EN ISO 18589-3:2017

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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    Superseded date:  07-03-2024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

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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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

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

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    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
    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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