NF EN ISO 18589-3

NF EN ISO 18589-3

March 2018
Standard Cancelled

Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 3 : test method of gamma-emitting radionuclides using gamma-ray spectrometry

ISO 18589-3:2015 specifies the identification and the measurement of the activity in soils of a large number of gamma-emitting radionuclides using gamma spectrometry. This non-destructive method, applicable to large-volume samples (up to about 3 000 cm3), covers the determination in a single measurement of all the γ-emitters present for which the photon energy is between 5 keV and 3 MeV.ISO 18589-3:2015 can be applied by test laboratories performing routine radioactivity measurements as a majority of gamma-emitting radionuclides is characterized by gamma-ray emission between 40 keV and 2 MeV.The method can be implemented using a germanium or other type of detector with a resolution better than 5 keV.ISO 18589-3:2015 is addressed to people responsible for determining gamma-emitting radionuclides activity present in soils for the purpose of radiation protection.

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Sécurité, Gestion des risques et SST, QSE

Publication date

March 2018

Number of pages

32 p.

Reference

NF EN ISO 18589-3

ICS Codes

13.280   Radiation protection
17.240   Radiation measurements
27.120.01   Nuclear energy in general

Classification index

M60-790-3

Print number

1

International kinship

ISO 18589-3:2015

European kinship

EN ISO 18589-3:2017
Sumary
Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 3 : test method of gamma-emitting radionuclides using gamma-ray spectrometry

ISO 18589-3:2015 specifies the identification and the measurement of the activity in soils of a large number of gamma-emitting radionuclides using gamma spectrometry. This non-destructive method, applicable to large-volume samples (up to about 3 000 cm3), covers the determination in a single measurement of all the γ-emitters present for which the photon energy is between 5 keV and 3 MeV.

ISO 18589-3:2015 can be applied by test laboratories performing routine radioactivity measurements as a majority of gamma-emitting radionuclides is characterized by gamma-ray emission between 40 keV and 2 MeV.

The method can be implemented using a germanium or other type of detector with a resolution better than 5 keV.

ISO 18589-3:2015 is addressed to people responsible for determining gamma-emitting radionuclides activity present in soils for the purpose of radiation protection.

Replaced standards (1)
NF ISO 18589-3
August 2015
Standard Cancelled
Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 3 : measurement of gamma-emitting radionuclides using gamma-ray spectrometry

ISO 18589-3:2015 specifies the identification and the measurement of the activity in soils of a large number of gamma-emitting radionuclides using gamma spectrometry. This non-destructive method, applicable to large-volume samples (up to about 3 000 cm3), covers the determination in a single measurement of all the γ-emitters present for which the photon energy is between 5 keV and 3 MeV. ISO 18589-3:2015 can be applied by test laboratories performing routine radioactivity measurements as a majority of gamma-emitting radionuclides is characterized by gamma-ray emission between 40 keV and 2 MeV. The method can be implemented using a germanium or other type of detector with a resolution better than 5 keV. ISO 18589-3:2015 is addressed to people responsible for determining gamma-emitting radionuclides activity present in soils for the purpose of radiation protection.

Standard replaced by (1)
NF EN ISO 18589-3
February 2024
Standard Current
Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 3 : test method of gamma-emitting radionuclides using gamma-ray spectrometry

Table of contents
  • 1 Domaine d'application
  • 2 Références normatives
  • 3 Termes, définitions et symboles
  • 4 Principe
  • 5 Équipement de spectrométrie gamma
  • 6 Conteneur d'échantillon
  • 7 Mode opératoire
  • 8 Expression des résultats
  • 9 Rapport d'essai
  • Annexe A Calcul de l'activité massique à partir d'un spectre de rayonnement gamma par soustraction d'un bruit de fond linéaire
  • Annexe B Analyse par spectrométrie gamma de radionucléides naturels présents dans des échantillons de sols
  • Bibliographie
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