BS IEC 62534 - RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - HIGHLY SENSITIVE HAND-HELD INSTRUMENTS FOR NEUTRON DETECTION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

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British Standards Institution

1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
  3.1 General
  3.2 Definitions
  3.3 Quantities and units
4 General requirements
  4.1 General characteristics
  4.2 Physical Configuration
  4.3 Basic Information
  4.4 Operating modes
  4.5 Maintenance/Calibration
  4.6 Communication interface
  4.7 User interface
  4.8 Markings
  4.9 Power supply
  4.10 Protection of Switches
  4.11 Display units
  4.12 Effective range of measurement
  4.13 Alarms
  4.14 Explosive atmospheres
  4.15 Indication features
5 General test procedure
  5.1 Nature of test
  5.2 Reference conditions and standard test conditions
  5.3 Statistical fluctuations
6 Radiation tests
  6.1 Rate of false source indication alarm
  6.2 Alarm and response time
  6.3 Neutron alarm in the presence of photons
  6.4 Over-range characteristics for neutron alarm
  6.5 Personal protection alarm
  6.6 Warm-up time
7 Environmental, mechanical and electrical performance
  requirements
  7.1 Temperature
  7.2 Humidity
  7.3 Cold temperature start-up
  7.4 Dust and moisture resistance
  7.5 Mechanical
  7.6 Impact (Microphonics)
  7.7 Battery requirements
  7.8 Electrostatic discharge
  7.9 Radio Frequency (RF)
  7.10 Radiated emissions
  7.11 Conducted immunity
  7.12 Magnetic fields
8 Documentation
  8.1 Type test report
  8.2 Certificate
  8.3 Operation and maintenance manual

Committee	NCE/2
DocumentType	Draft
Pages	27
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

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