NF ISO 18589-4

May 2009

Standard Cancelled

Measurement of radioactivity in the environment — Soil — Part 4: Measurement of plutonium isotopes (plutonium 238 and plutonium 239 + 240) by alpha spectrometry

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Sécurité, Gestion des risques et SST, QSE

Publication date

May 2009

Release date

juillet 2020

Number of pages

30 p.

Reference

NF ISO 18589-4

ICS Codes

13.280 Radiation protection

17.240 Radiation measurements

27.120.01 Nuclear energy in general

Print number

1 - mai 2009

International kinship

ISO 18589-4:2009

Standard replaced by (1)

NF ISO 18589-4

August 2020

Standard Cancelled

Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 4 : plutonium 238 and plutonium 239 + 240 - Test method using alpha spectrometry

This document describes a method for measuring 238Pu and 239 + 240 isotopes in soil by alpha spectrometry samples using chemical separation techniques. The method can be used for any type of environmental study or monitoring. These techniques can also be used for measurements of very low levels of activity, one or two orders of magnitude less than the level of natural alpha-emitting radionuclides. The test methods described in this document can also be used to measure the radionuclides in sludge, sediment, construction material and products following proper sampling procedure[2][3][4][5][7][8]. The mass of the test portion required depends on the assumed activity of the sample and the desired detection limit. In practice, it can range from 0,1 g to 100 g of the test sample.

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