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BS ISO 11665-3 : 2012

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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
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-10-2015

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2012

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
8 Measurement
9 Expression of results
10 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Examples of gross alpha
        counting protocols
Annex B (informative) - Calculation of the
        coefficients k[218Po,j], k[214Pb,j], and k[214Bi,j]
Annex C (informative) - Measurement method using gross alpha
        counting according to the Thomas protocol
Bibliography

Specifies spot measurement methods for determining the activity concentration of short-lived radon-222 decay products in the air and for calculating the potential alpha energy concentration.

Committee
NCE/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 10/30186190 DC. (07/2012) Renumbered and superseded by BS EN ISO 11665-3. (10/2015)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 11665-3:2012 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 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
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
IEC 61577-3:2011 Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 3: Specific requirements for radon decay product measuring instruments
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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