BS EN 62534:2015
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Radiation protection instrumentation. Highly sensitive hand-held instruments for neutron detection of radioactive material
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30-11-2015
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FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 General test procedure
6 Radiation tests
7 Environmental, mechanical and electrical performance
requirements
8 Documentation
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
international publications with their corresponding
European publications
Pertains to hand-held instruments used for the detection and localization of neutron emitting radioactive material.
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NCE/2
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| DevelopmentNote |
Renumbers and supersedes BS IEC 62534. 2015 Version incorporates corrigendum to BS IEC 62534. (12/2015)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
32
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This International Standard applies to hand-held instruments used for the detection and localization of neutron emitting radioactive material. These instruments are highly sensitive meaning that they are designed to detect slight variations in the range of usual background that may be caused by illicit trafficking or inadvertent movement of radioactive material. This high sensitivity allows scanning of larger volume items such as vehicles and containers. These instruments may also be used in fixed or temporally fixed unattended mode to monitor check points or critical areas. Instruments addressed by this standard will also provide a means to detect photon radiation for personal protection.
This standard does not apply to the performance of radiation protection instrumentation which is covered in IEC 61005 and in IEC 61526.
The object of this standard is to establish performance requirements, provide examples of acceptable test methods, and to specify general characteristics, general test conditions, radiation characteristics, electrical safety, and environmental characteristics, that are used to determine if an instrument meets the requirements of this standard.
The results of tests performed provide information to government agencies and other users on the capability of radiation detection instruments for reliably detecting neutron sources.
Obtaining operating performance that meets or exceeds the specifications as stated in this standard depends upon properly establishing appropriate operating parameters, maintaining calibration, implementing a suitable response testing and maintenance program, auditing compliance with quality requirements, and providing proper training for operating personnel.
| Standards | Relationship |
| IEC 62534:2010 | Identical |
| EN 62534:2015 | Identical |
| EN 62022 : 2007 | INSTALLED MONITORS FOR THE CONTROL AND DETECTION OF GAMMA RADIATIONS CONTAINED IN RECYCLABLE OR NON-RECYCLABLE MATERIALS TRANSPORTED BY VEHICLES |
| IEC 60050-394:2007 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 394: Nuclear instrumentation - Instruments, systems, equipment and detectors |
| EN 60068-2-75:2014 | Environmental testing - Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests |
| IEC 60068-2-18:2017 | Environmental testing - Part 2-18: Tests - Test R and guidance: Water |
| EN 61000-4-1:2007 | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-1: Testing and measurement techniques - Overview of IEC 61000-4 series |
| EN 62244:2011 | RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - INSTALLED RADIATION MONITORS FOR THE DETECTION OF RADIOACTIVE AND SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS AT NATIONAL BORDERS |
| IEC 62244:2006 | Radiation protection instrumentation - Installed radiation monitors for the detection of radioactive and special nuclear materials at national borders |
| IEC 60068-2-27:2008 | Environmental testing - Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance: Shock |
| IEC 61000-4-1:2006 | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-1: Testing and measurement techniques - Overview of IEC 61000-4 series |
| IEC 61187:1993 | Electrical and electronic measuring equipment - Documentation |
| IEC 61005:2014 | Radiation protection instrumentation - Neutron ambient dose equivalent (rate) meters |
| IEC 62401:2007 | Radiation protection instrumentation - Alarming personal radiation devices (PRD) for detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material |
| IEC 60721-3-7:1995+AMD1:1996 CSV | Classification of environmental conditions - Part 3-7: Classification of groups of environmental parameters and their severities - Portable and non-stationary use |
| EN 61005:2017 | Radiation protection instrumentation - Neutron ambient dose equivalent (rate) meters |
| EN 60068-2-18:2017 | Environmental testing - Part 2-18: Tests - Test R and guidance: Water |
| IEC 61000-4-8:2009 | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-8: Testing and measurement techniques - Power frequency magnetic field immunity test |
| IEC 61000-4-4:2012 RLV | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-4: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test |
| EN 61000-4-2:2009 | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test |
| EN 60721-3-7:1995/A1:1997 | CLASSIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - PART 3: CLASSIFICATION OF GROUPS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS AND THEIR SEVERITIES - SECTION 7: PORTABLE AND NON-STATIONARY USE |
| IEEE/ANSI N42.42-2012 REDLINE | American National Standard Data Format for Radiation Detectors Used for Homeland Security |
| IEC 62327:2006 | Radiation protection instrumentation - Hand-held instruments for the detection and identification of radionuclides and for the indication of ambient dose equivalent rate from photon radiation |
| ISO 4037-2:1997 | X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy Part 2: Dosimetry for radiation protection over the energy ranges from 8 keV to 1,3 MeV and 4 MeV to 9 MeV |
| EN 62327:2011 | RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - HAND-HELD INSTRUMENTS FOR THE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF RADIONUCLIDES AND FOR THE INDICATION OF AMBIENT DOSE EQUIVALENT RATE FROM PHOTON RADIATION |
| IEC 61000-4-6:2013 | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-6: Testing and measurement techniques - Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields |
| EN 60068-2-27:2009 | Environmental testing - Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance: Shock |
| IEC 62022:2004 | Installed monitors for the control and detection of gamma radiations contained in recyclable or non-recyclable materials transported by vehicles |
| ISO 8529-2:2000 | Reference neutron radiations Part 2: Calibration fundamentals of radiation protection devices related to the basic quantities characterizing the radiation field |
| IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV | Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) |
| EN 61000-4-8:2010 | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-8: Testing and measurement techniques - Power frequency magnetic field immunity test |
| EN 60086-1:2015 | Primary batteries - Part 1: General |
| IEC 61000-4-2:2008 | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test |
| IEC 61000-4-3:2006+AMD1:2007+AMD2:2010 CSV | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-3: Testing and measurement techniques - Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test |
| IEC 60086-1:2015 | Primary batteries - Part 1: General |
| ISO 4037-1:1996 | X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy Part 1: Radiation characteristics and production methods |
| ISO 8529-1:2001 | Reference neutron radiations Part 1: Characteristics and methods of production |
| EN 61187:1994/corrigendum:1995 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEASURING EQUIPMENT - DOCUMENTATION |
| IEC 60068-2-75:2014 | Environmental testing - Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests |
| EN 61000-4-4:2012 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-4: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - ELECTRICAL FAST TRANSIENT/BURST IMMUNITY TEST (IEC 61000-4-4:2012) |
| IEC 61526:2010 | Radiation protection instrumentation - Measurement of personal dose equivalents Hp(10) and Hp(0,07) for X, gamma, neutron and beta radiations - Direct reading personal dose equivalent meters |
| EN 61000-4-6:2014/AC:2015 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-6: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - IMMUNITY TO CONDUCTED DISTURBANCES, INDUCED BY RADIO-FREQUENCY FIELDS (IEC 61000-4-6:2013) |
| EN 61526:2013 | Radiation protection instrumentation - Measurement of personal dose equivalents Hp(10) and Hp(0,07) for X, gamma, neutron and beta radiations - Direct reading personal dose equivalent meters |
| EN 60529:1991/AC:2016-12 | DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES (IP CODE) (IEC 60529 EDITION 2.2 CORRIGENDUM 2:2015) |
| ISO 4037-3:1999 | X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy Part 3: Calibration of area and personal dosemeters and the measurement of their response as a function of energy and angle of incidence |
| IEC 60050-393:2003 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 393: Nuclear instrumentation - Physical phenomena and basic concepts |
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