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IEC 61563:2001

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Radiation protection instrumentation - Equipment for measuring specific activity of gamma-emitting radionuclides in foodstuffs
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Superseded date

09-12-2022

Language(s)

English - French

Published date

06-11-2001

FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
   1.1 Scope
   1.2 Object
2 Normative references
3 Terminology and units
4 Construction
   4.1 General
   4.2 General description of instrument
   4.3 Detection sub-assembly
   4.4 Measurement sub-assembly
   4.5 Complementary equipment
   4.6 Decontamination
5 Main characteristics
   5.1 Measured nuclides
   5.2 Measurement range
   5.3 Energy range
   5.4 Instrument background
   5.5 Minimum detectable activity
6 Tests
   6.1 General
   6.2 Reference and standard test conditions
   6.3 Instrument set-up during tests
   6.4 Statistical fluctuation
   6.5 Reference ionizing radiation sources
   6.6 Checking sources
7 Radiation characteristics
   7.1 Relative intrinsic error
        7.1.1 Requirements
        7.1.2 Tests
        7.1.3 Test method
   7.2 Response to external gamma-radiation
        7.2.1 Requirements
        7.2.2 Test method
   7.3 Overload tests
        7.3.1 Requirements
        7.3.2 Test method
   7.4 Tests for susceptibility to radioactive contamination
        7.4.1 Requirements
        7.4.2 Test method
   7.5 Statistical fluctuation
        7.5.1 Requirements
        7.5.2 Test method
8 Electrical characteristics
   8.1 Warm-up time
        8.1.1 Requirements
        8.1.2 Test method
   8.2 Power supply requirements
        8.2.1 Battery requirements
        8.2.2 Primary batteries requirements
        8.2.3 Secondary batteries requirements
        8.2.4 Test method
   8.3 Alarm trip stability
        8.3.1 Requirements
        8.3.2 Test method
9 Mechanical characteristics
   9.1 Mechanical shock
   9.2 Vibration
        9.2.1 Requirements
        9.2.2 Test method
10 Environmental performance stability
   10.1 Ambient temperature
        10.1.1 Requirements
        10.1.2 Test method
   10.2 Relative humidity of air
        10.2.1 Requirements
        10.2.2 Test method
   10.3 Atmospheric pressure
   10.4 Sealing
   10.5 External electromagnetic fields
        10.5.1 Requirements
        10.5.2 Test method
   10.6 External magnetic fields
        10.6.1 Requirements
        10.6.2 Test method
11 Storage and transportation
12 Summary of characteristics
13 Documentation
   13.1 Type test report
   13.2 Certificate
   13.3 Operation and maintenance manual

Specifies the main performance characteristics of instruments, intended for measurement of specific activity of gamma-emitting radionuclides in foodstuffs, their methods of testing and documentation requirements.

Committee
TC 45/SC 45B
DevelopmentNote
Stability Date: 2017. (09/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
45
PublisherName
International Electrotechnical Committee
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
NEN IEC 61563 : 2001 Identical

BS ISO 19581:2017 Measurement of radioactivity. Gamma emitting radionuclides. Rapid screening method using scintillation detector gamma-ray spectrometry
16/30298316 DC : 0 BS ISO 19581 - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY - GAMMA EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES - RAPID TEST METHOD USING NAI(TL) GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY

IEC 60050-394:2007 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 394: Nuclear instrumentation - Instruments, systems, equipment and detectors
IEC 60068-2-27:2008 Environmental testing - Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance: Shock
IEC 61187:1993 Electrical and electronic measuring equipment - Documentation
IEC 60086-2:2015 Primary batteries - Part 2: Physical and electrical specifications
IEC 60086-1:2015 Primary batteries - Part 1: General
IEC 60086-5:2016 Primary batteries - Part 5: Safety of batteries with aqueous electrolyte
IEC 60086-4:2014 Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries
IEC 60050-393:2003 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 393: Nuclear instrumentation - Physical phenomena and basic concepts
IEC 60086-3:2016 Primary batteries - Part 3: Watch batteries

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