IEEE/ANSI N42.54 2018
$52.54
American National Standard Instrumentation and Systems for Monitoring Airborne Radioactivity
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| IEEE | 2018 | 77 |
New IEEE Standard – Active. The complexity associated with quantitative assay and monitoring of aerosols and gasses can be substantial. This standard covers system design, manufacture, performance, testing, calibration, and maintenance requirements for noble gases, aerosols (including transuranics), tritium, and radioiodides.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | ANSI N42.54-2016 Front cover |
| 2 | Title page |
| 4 | American National Standard |
| 5 | Important Notices and Disclaimers Concerning IEEE Standards Documents |
| 8 | Participants |
| 9 | Introduction |
| 10 | Contents |
| 12 | 1. Overview 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 2. Normative references |
| 14 | 3. Definitions |
| 18 | 4. General requirements 4.1 Software operability |
| 19 | 4.2 Test criteria 4.3 System reliability 4.4 Human factors 4.5 Air circuit 4.6 Calibration standards |
| 20 | 4.7 Minimum detectable activity |
| 21 | 4.8 Decision limit 4.9 Display units and range 4.10 Intake and exhaust separation 4.11 Operational test requirement 4.12 Gamma ray shielding isotropism 4.13 Documentation requirements |
| 22 | 4.14 General functional characteristic for airborne activity measurement instrumentation 4.15 Standard test conditions for electronic instrumentation 4.16 Tests to be performed under standard conditions 4.17 Tests to be performed with variation of influence quantities 4.18 Tests during system life cycle |
| 26 | 4.19 Spare parts and consumables 4.20 Uncertainty quantification 4.21 Maintenance and calibration frequency |
| 28 | 4.22 Consideration of design and performance factors not specified 4.23 Routine maintenance issues 5. Classifications of systems |
| 29 | 5.1 Aerosols 5.2 Radioiodines 5.3 Noble gases |
| 30 | 5.4 Tritium 5.5 Positron emitters 5.6 Other gaseous radionuclides 5.7 Air-sampling equipment 6. Specific requirements for radioactive aerosol monitors including transuranics |
| 31 | 6.1 Design requirements 6.2 Performance requirements |
| 35 | 6.3 Non-radiological calibration requirements |
| 39 | 6.4 Radiological calibration |
| 41 | 6.5 Radiation performance tests |
| 45 | 7. Specific requirements for radioactive noble gas monitors 7.1 Design requirements |
| 46 | 7.2 Performance test |
| 50 | 8. Specific requirements for radioactive iodine monitors 8.1 Design requirements |
| 51 | 8.2 Performance test |
| 52 | 9. Specific requirements for tritium monitors and samplers 9.1 Scope |
| 53 | 9.2 Design requirements |
| 55 | 9.3 Performance test |
| 57 | 10. Specific requirements for positron emitter monitors |
| 58 | 10.1 Scope 10.2 Design requirements 10.3 Performance requirements 10.4 Calibration requirements |
| 59 | 10.5 Radiological calibration 10.6 Sample flow rate indicator |
| 60 | Annex A (informative) Filter characteristics and parameters specifications A.1 General |
| 61 | A.2 Caution and important considerations in filter selection A.3 Specific filter properties |
| 66 | Annex B (informative) Guidelines for validating the manufacturer’s stated design flow rate B.1 General B.2 Regulated flow rate stability B.3 Filter pressure drop |
| 67 | B.4 Power-supply voltage effect on flow rate B.5 Power supply frequency effect on flow rate B.6 Statistical fluctuations |
| 69 | Annex C (informative) Radioactive gas testing and calibration sources C.1 Pressurized cylinders of radioactive gas |
| 71 | C.2 Using ampoules containing radioactive gas C.3 Dilution method |
| 73 | Annex D (informative) Life-cycle issues and considerations D.1 Life-cycle approach for radiological instrumentation |
| 76 | Annex E (informative) Bibliography |
| 77 | Back cover |
