Radiation protection instrumentation: A comparison of US and international standards

Conference · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6803143

Selby, J M; Hickey, E E; Swinth, K L

The quality and performance of radiation protection instruments are extremely important in providing conservative protection to radiation workers. The recent American National Standards Institute (ANSI) draft standards on radiation protection instrumentation provide more specific performance requirements and definitive performance tests. International standards for radiation protection instrumentation, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), specify general performance, type, and acceptance test requirements. This paper discusses the similarities and differences between the two sets of standards. The results of testing selected instruments against the new draft ANSI standards also are presented. Pacific Northwest Laboratory has tested more than 100 instruments against criteria in draft ANSI N42.17A, which has resulted in changes in the standard. For example, the test for temperature performance was changed to permit more time for equilibration at each test temperature, and the instrument precision requirement was changed from less than or equal to2.5% to less than or equal to10%. 2 refs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6803143
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-16265; CONF-881232-13; ON: DE89005158
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440100* -- Radiation Instrumentation
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACCURACY
ENERGY DEPENDENCE
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MECHANICAL TESTS
MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PRESSURE DEPENDENCE
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION PROTECTION
SAFETY STANDARDS
STABILITY
STANDARDS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TESTING