IEC 61577-1:2006
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Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 1: General principles
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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and units
3.1 General definitions
3.2 Specific definitions
3.3 Units and conversion factors
4 Instruments used for measuring radon and radon decay
product
4.1 General
4.2 Criteria for the classification of radon and RnDP
measuring instruments
4.3 Methods of measuring radon in an atmosphere
4.4 Methods of measuring radon decay product in an
atmosphere
4.5 Influence quantities
4.6 Range of test parameters
5 Need for a reference atmosphere
5.1 Usual test methods limitations
5.2 Mixtures of radon isotopes
6 The concept of STAR
7 Protocols for testing radon and RnDP measuring instruments
7.1 Specific requirements for testing [222]Rn measuring
instruments
7.2 Specific requirements for testing [220]Rn measuring
instruments
7.3 Specific requirements for testing RnDP[222] measuring
instruments
7.4 Specific requirements for testing RnDP[220] measuring
instruments
Annex A (informative) Structure of the IEC 61577 series
Bibliography
Addresses the instruments and associated methods for measuring isotopes 220 and 222 of radon and their subsequent short-lived decay products in gases. Helps to define type tests which have to be conducted in order to qualify these instruments.
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TC 45/SC 45B
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Stability Date: 2017. (09/2017)
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Standard
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47
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International Electrotechnical Committee
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Current
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| BS IEC 61577-1:2006 | Identical |
| DIN IEC 61577-1 : 2007 | Identical |
| VDE 0493-1-10-1 : 2007 | Identical |
| NEN IEC 61577-1 : 2001 | Identical |
| UNE-EN ISO 11665-5:2016 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment -Air: radon-222 - Part 5: Continuous measurement method of the activity concentration (ISO 11665-5:2012) |
| BS 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 |
| 14/30284635 DC : 0 | BS ISO 11665-11 - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 11: TEST METHOD FOR SOIL GAS WITH SAMPLING AT DEPTH |
| 10/30186202 DC : 0 | BS ISO 11665-7 - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - PART 7: RADON-222: SPOT MEASUREMENT METHODS OF RADON ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT |
| EN 61577-2:2017 | Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 2: Specific requirements for 222Rn and 220Rn measuring instruments |
| BS ISO 13164-3:2013 | Water quality. Radon-222 Test method using emanometry |
| 10/30179537 DC : 0 | BS ISO 11665-1 - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - PART 1: RADON-222 AND ITS SHORT-LIVED DECAY PRODUCTS IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT: THEIR ORIGINS AND MEASUREMENT METHODS |
| CEI EN 61577-2 : 1ED 2018 | RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - RADON AND RADON DECAY PRODUCT MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - PART 2: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR [222]RN AND [220]RN MEASURING INSTRUMENTS |
| BS IEC 61577-2 : 2014 | RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - RADON AND RADON DECAY PRODUCT MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - PART 2: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR [222]RN AND [220]RN MEASURING INSTRUMENTS |
| UNE-EN ISO 16641:2016 | 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) |
| BS ISO 11665-7 : 2012 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 7: ACCUMULATION METHOD FOR ESTIMATING SURFACE EXHALATION RATE |
| ISO 13164-3:2013 | Water quality — Radon-222 — Part 3: Test method using emanometry |
| I.S. EN ISO 11665-5:2015 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 5: CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT METHOD OF THE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION (ISO 11665-5:2012) |
| ISO 11665-11:2016 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment Air: radon-222 Part 11: Test method for soil gas with sampling at depth |
| ISO 11665-5:2012 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment Air: radon-222 Part 5: Continuous measurement method of the activity concentration |
| ISO 11665-2:2012 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment Air: radon-222 Part 2: Integrated measurement method for determining average potential alpha energy concentration of its short-lived decay products |
| BS EN ISO 16641:2016 | 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 |
| BS ISO 11665-6 : 2012 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 6: SPOT MEASUREMENT METHOD OF THE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION |
| 12/30228759 DC : DRAFT JAN 2012 | BS ISO 13164-1 - WATER QUALITY - MEASUREMENT OF THE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION OF RADON-222 - PART 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES |
| 07/30122906 DC : 0 | BS IEC 61577-4 - RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - RADON AND RADON DECAY PRODUCT MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - PART 4: EQUIPMENT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REFERENCE ATMOSPHERES CONTAINING RADON ISOTOPES AND THEIR DECAY PRODUCTS (STAR) |
| BS EN ISO 11665-5:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Air:radon-222 Continuous measurement method of the activity concentration |
| 10/30203578 DC : 0 | BS EN 61577-3 - RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - RADON AND RADON DECAY PRODUCT MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - PART 3: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ON RADON DECAY PRODUCT MEASURING INSTRUMENTS |
| I.S. EN ISO 11665-3:2015 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 3: SPOT MEASUREMENT METHOD OF THE POTENTIAL ALPHA ENERGY CONCENTRATION OF ITS SHORT-LIVED DECAY PRODUCTS (ISO 11665-3:2012) |
| PREN 61577-2 : DRAFT 2017 | RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - RADON AND RADON DECAY PRODUCT MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - PART 2: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR [222]RN AND [220]RN MEASURING INSTRUMENTS (IEC 61577-2:2014, MODIFIED) |
| NFM 60 765 : 2004 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - AIR-MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT. RADON 222: METHODS FOR SPOT MEASUREMENT OF ALPHA POTENTIAL ENERGY OF RADON DAUGHTERS IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT |
| BS ISO 11665-4:2012 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Air: radon-222 Integrated measurement method for determining average activity concentration using passive sampling and delayed analysis |
| 10/30186187 DC : 0 | BS ISO 11665-2 - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - PART 2: RADON-222: INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE AVERAGE POTENTIAL ALPHA ENERGY CONCENTRATION OF SHORT-LIVED RADON DECAY PRODUCTS IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT |
| 10/30186205 DC : 0 | BS ISO 11665-8 - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - PART 8: RADON-222 IN BUILDINGS: METHODOLOGIES FOR INITIAL AND ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS |
| NFM 60 761-1 : 2007 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - WATER - PART 1: RADON 222 AND ITS SHORT LIVED DAUGHTER PRODUCTS IN WATER: THEIR ORIGINS AND MEASUREMENT METHODS |
| 10/30186196 DC : 0 | BS ISO 11665-5 - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - PART 5: RADON-222: CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT METHODS OF RADON ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT |
| ISO 11665-4:2012 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment Air: radon-222 Part 4: Integrated measurement method for determining average activity concentration using passive sampling and delayed analysis |
| BS ISO 11665-5 : 2012 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 5: CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT METHOD OF THE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION |
| NFM 60 761-3 : 2008 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - WATER - PART 3: RADON 222 AND ITS SHORT-LIVED DAUGHTERS IN WATER: MEASUREMENTS BY DEGASSING |
| I.S. EN ISO 11665-6:2015 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 6: SPOT MEASUREMENT METHOD OF THE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION (ISO 11665-6:2012) |
| BS EN ISO 11665-1:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Air: radon-222 Origins of radon and its short-lived decay products and associated measurement methods |
| ISO 11665-6:2012 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment Air: radon-222 Part 6: Spot measurement method of the activity concentration |
| UNE-EN ISO 11665-1:2016 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Air: radon-222 - Part 1: Origins of radon and its short-lived decay products and associated measurement methods (ISO 11665-1:2012) |
| ISO 16641:2014 | 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 |
| BS ISO 11665-11:2016 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Air: radon-222 Test method for soil gas with sampling at depth |
| BS EN ISO 11665-7:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Air: radon-222 Accumulation method for estimating surface exhalation rate |
| NFM 60 763 : 2004 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - RADON 222 AND ITS SHORT-LIFE DECAY PRODUCTS IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT: THEIR ORIGINS AND MEASURING METHODS |
| BS EN ISO 11665-2:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Air: radon-222 Integrated measurement method for determining average potential alpha energy concentration of its short-lived decay products |
| BS EN ISO 11665-6:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Air: radon-222 Spot measurement method of the activity concentration |
| BS ISO 11665-3 : 2012 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 3: SPOT MEASUREMENT METHOD OF THE POTENTIAL ALPHA ENERGY CONCENTRATION OF ITS SHORT-LIVED DECAY PRODUCTS |
| 10/30186190 DC : 0 | BS ISO 11665-3 - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - PART 3: RADON-222: SPOT MEASUREMENT METHODS OF THE POTENTIAL ALPHA ENERGY CONCENTRATION OF SHORT-LIVED RADON DECAY PRODUCTS IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT |
| 10/30186193 DC : 0 | BS ISO 11665-4 - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - PART 4: RADON-222: INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE AVERAGE RADON ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT USING PASSIVE SAMPLING AND DELAYED ANALYSIS |
| NFM 60 766 : 2004 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - RADON 222: METHODS FOR INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT OF THE AVERAGE VOLUMIC ACTIVITY OF RADON IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, WITH A PASSIVE COLLECTION AND AN DEFERRED ANALYSIS |
| UNE-EN ISO 11665-3:2016 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Air: radon-222 - Part 3: Spot measurement method of the potential alpha energy concentration of its short-lived decay products (ISO 11665-3:2012) |
| EN ISO 11665-5:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment -Air: radon-222 - Part 5: Continuous measurement method of the activity concentration (ISO 11665-5:2012) |
| 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 |
| IEC TR 62461:2015 | Radiation protection instrumentation - Determination of uncertainty in measurement |
| UNE-EN ISO 11665-7:2016 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Air: radon-222 - Part 7: Accumulation method for estimating surface exhalation rate (ISO 11665-7:2012) |
| ISO 11665-7:2012 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment — Air: radon-222 — Part 7: Accumulation method for estimating surface exhalation rate |
| EN 61577-3:2014 | Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 3: Specific requirements for radon decay product measuring instruments |
| EN ISO 11665-1:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Air: radon-222 - Part 1: Origins of radon and its short-lived decay products and associated measurement methods (ISO 11665-1:2012) |
| EN ISO 11665-7:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Air: radon-222 - Part 7: Accumulation method for estimating surface exhalation rate (ISO 11665-7:2012) |
| EN ISO 16641:2016 | 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) |
| EN ISO 11665-2:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Air: radon-222 - Part 2: Integrated measurement method for determining average potential alpha energy concentration of its short-lived decay products (ISO 11665-2:2012) |
| UNE-EN ISO 11665-6:2016 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Air: radon-222 - Part 6: Spot measurement method of the activity concentration (ISO 11665-6:2012) |
| BS ISO 11665-2 : 2012 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 2: INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR DETERMINING AVERAGE POTENTIAL ALPHA ENERGY CONCENTRATION OF ITS SHORT-LIVED DECAY PRODUCTS |
| I.S. EN 61577-2:2017 | RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - RADON AND RADON DECAY PRODUCT MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - PART 2: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR [222]RN AND [220]RN MEASURING INSTRUMENTS (IEC 61577-2:2014, MODIFIED) |
| I.S. EN 61577-3:2014 | RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - RADON AND RADON DECAY PRODUCT MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - PART 3: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR RADON DECAY PRODUCT MEASURING INSTRUMENTS |
| BS EN ISO 11665-3:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Air: radon-222 Spot measurement method of the potential alpha energy concentration of its short-lived decay products |
| 12/30228765 DC : DRAFT JAN 2012 | BS ISO 13164-3 - WATER QUALITY - MEASUREMENT OF THE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION OF RADON-222 - PART 3: EMANOMETRIC METHOD |
| NFM 60 764 : 2004 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - AIR-MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT-AIR. RADON 222: INTEGRATED METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF ALPHA POTENTIAL ENERGY OF SHORT LIFE DECAY PRODUCTS OF RADON IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT |
| I.S. EN ISO 11665-2:2015 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 2: INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR DETERMINING AVERAGE POTENTIAL ALPHA ENERGY CONCENTRATION OF ITS SHORT-LIVED DECAY PRODUCTS (ISO 11665-2:2012) |
| I.S. EN ISO 11665-1:2015 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 1: ORIGINS OF RADON AND ITS SHORT-LIVED DECAY PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED MEASUREMENT METHODS (ISO 11665-1:2012) |
| I.S. EN ISO 16641:2016 | 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) |
| I.S. EN ISO 11665-7:2015 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR: RADON-222 - PART 7: ACCUMULATION METHOD FOR ESTIMATING SURFACE EXHALATION RATE (ISO 11665-7:2012) |
| EN ISO 11665-6:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Air: radon-222 - Part 6: Spot measurement method of the activity concentration (ISO 11665-6:2012) |
| EN ISO 11665-3:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Air: radon-222 - Part 3: Spot measurement method of the potential alpha energy concentration of its short-lived decay products (ISO 11665-3:2012) |
| 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 |
| UNE-EN ISO 11665-2:2016 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Air: radon-222 - Part 2: Integrated measurement method for determining average potential alpha energy concentration of its short-lived decay products (ISO 11665-2:2012) |
| IEC 60050-394:2007 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 394: Nuclear instrumentation - Instruments, systems, equipment and detectors |
| DIN 25706-1:1994-11 | PASSIVE MEASUREMENTS OF RADON - PART 1: TRACK ETCH METHOD |
| NFM 60 769 : 2000 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY - RADON 222: METHODS FOR SPOT MEASUREMENT OF THE VOLUMIC ACTIVITY OF RADON IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT |
| NFM 60 764 : 2004 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - AIR-MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT-AIR. RADON 222: INTEGRATED METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF ALPHA POTENTIAL ENERGY OF SHORT LIFE DECAY PRODUCTS OF RADON IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT |
| NFM 60 767 : 1999 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY-AIR - RADON 222: CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT METHODS OF THE VOLUMIC ACTIVITY OF RADON IN ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT |
| NFM 60 765 : 2004 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - AIR-MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT. RADON 222: METHODS FOR SPOT MEASUREMENT OF ALPHA POTENTIAL ENERGY OF RADON DAUGHTERS IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT |
| NFM 60 766 : 2004 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - RADON 222: METHODS FOR INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT OF THE AVERAGE VOLUMIC ACTIVITY OF RADON IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, WITH A PASSIVE COLLECTION AND AN DEFERRED ANALYSIS |
| DIN 25706-2:1994-11 | PASSIVE MEASUREMENTS OF RADON - PART 2: CHARCOAL MEASURING METHOD |
| IEC 60050-393:2003 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 393: Nuclear instrumentation - Physical phenomena and basic concepts |
| NFM 60 763 : 2004 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - RADON 222 AND ITS SHORT-LIFE DECAY PRODUCTS IN THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT: THEIR ORIGINS AND MEASURING METHODS |
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