Proficiency test in the accreditation system
- Dpto. Ingenieria Nuclear y Mecanica de Fluidos, E. T. S. Ingenieria de Bilbao-Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU). Alda. Urquijo s/n. 48013 Bilbao (Spain)
In the accreditation process of a radioactivity measurements laboratory, according to ISO standard 17025, proficiency tests play a fundamental role. These PTs constitute an irreplaceable tool for the validation of measuring methods. In the case of Spain, ENAC, which is the Spanish accreditation national body, requires that the laboratory has to take part in a PT for each one of the accredited measuring methods in the period of time between two reassessments of the accreditation, what happens every 4-5 years. In specific areas of determination procedures, among which radioactive measurements could be included, the number of methods which can be accredited is very large. The purpose of the present work is to establish a classification into families of the different radioactivity measurement procedures, as well as to establish complementary actions that guarantee that carrying out periodically proficiency-tests on any of the included procedures in each family, every measurement procedure include in that family is controlled, complying with the criteria established by ENAC.
- OSTI ID:
- 21152378
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1036, Issue 1; Conference: 1. international workshop on proficiency testing in applications of the ionizing radiation and nuclear analytical techniques in industry, medicine and environment, Bucharest (Romania), 6-9 Oct 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2979085; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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