EN ISO 18589-1:2021

Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 1: General guidelines and definitions (ISO 18589-1:2019)

This document specifies the general requirements to carry out radionuclides tests, including sampling of soil including rock from bedrock and ore as well as of construction materials and products, pottery, etc. using NORM or those from technological processes involving Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) e.g. the mining and processing of mineral sands or phosphate fertilizer production and use.
For simplification, the term "soil" used in this document covers the set of elements mentioned above.
This document is addressed to people responsible for determining the radioactivity present in soils for the purpose of radiation protection. This concerns soils from gardens and farmland, urban or industrial sites, as well as soil not affected by human activities.
This document is applicable to all laboratories regardless of the number of personnel or the extent of the scope of testing activities. When a laboratory does not undertake one or more of the activities covered by this document, such as planning, sampling or testing, the requirements of those clauses do not apply.
This document is to be used in conjunction with other parts of ISO 18589 that outline the setting up of programmes and sampling techniques, methods of general processing of samples in the laboratory and also methods for measuring the radioactivity in soil. Its purpose is the following:
—     define the main terms relating to soils, sampling, radioactivity and its measurement;
—     describe the origins of the radioactivity in soils;
—     define the main objectives of the study of radioactivity in soil samples;
—     present the principles of studies of soil radioactivity;
—     identify the analytical and procedural requirements when measuring radioactivity in soil.
This document is applicable if radionuclide measurements for the purpose of radiation protection are to be made in the following cases:
—     initial characterization of radioactivity in the environment;
—     routine surveillance of the impact of nuclear installations or of the evolution of the general territory;
—     investigations of accident and incident situations;
—     planning and surveillance of remedial action;
—     decommissioning of installations or clearance of materials.

Ermittlung der Radioaktivität in der Umwelt - Erdboden - Teil 1: Allgemeine Leitlinien und Begriffe (ISO 18589-1:2019)

Dieses Dokument legt die allgemeinen Anforderungen für die Durchführung von Radionuklidprüfungen fest, einschließlich der Probenahme an Bodenproben, einschließlich sowohl von Brocken von Festgestein und von Erz als auch von Baustoffen und -produkten, Keramik usw., bei welchen NORM verwendet werden oder Radionuklide aus technologischen Prozessen, die technologisch verbesserte natürlich vorkommende radio¬aktive Stoffe (TENORM, en: Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials) einbezie¬hen, z. B. die Förderung und die Verarbeitung von mineralischen Sanden oder die Produktion und Anwen¬dung von Phosphatdüngern.
Zur Vereinfachung deckt der Begriff „Boden“ in diesem Dokument die vorgenannte Reihe von Elementen ab.
Dieses Dokument richtet sich an jene Personen, welche für die Bestimmung der in Böden vorhandenen Radioaktivität zum Zwecke des Strahlenschutzes verantwortlich sind. Dies betrifft Bodenproben aus Gärten, landwirtschaftlichen Nutzflächen, Siedlungs- oder Industrieflächen oder auch von menschlichen Aktivitäten unbeeinflusste Böden.
Dieses Dokument ist auf alle Labore anwendbar, unabhängig von deren Personalstärke oder dem Umfang ihrer Prüfaktivitäten. Wenn ein Labor eine oder mehrere der im vorliegenden Dokument behandelten Aktivi¬täten nicht durchführt, wie z. B. Planung, Probenahme oder Prüfung, gelten die Anforderungen dieser Ab¬schnitte nicht.
Dieses Dokument ist zusammen mit anderen Teilen der Normenreihe ISO 18589 anzuwenden, welche die Aufstellung von Programmen, Probenahmeverfahren, allgemeinen Verfahren zur Probenbehandlung im Labor sowie Messverfahren zur Bestimmung der Radioaktivität in Böden behandeln. Zweck der Norm ist:
–   Definition der Begriffe in Bezug auf Böden, Probenahme, Radioaktivität und ihrer Messung;
–   Beschreibung der Herkunft von Radioaktivität in Böden;
–   Bestimmung der Hauptziele der Untersuchung von Radioaktivität in Bodenproben;
–   Darstellung der Prinzipien für die Untersuchung von Radioaktivität in Bodenproben;
–   Angabe der analytischen und verfahrensbezogenen Anforderungen bei der Messung von Radioaktivität im Boden.
Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar, wenn in den folgenden Fällen Radionuklid-Messungen zum Zwecke des Strahlenschutzes durchzuführen sind:
–   erste Charakterisierung der Umwelt-Radioaktivität;
–   laufende Überwachung des Einflusses kerntechnischer Anlagen oder der Entwicklung des gesamten Ge¬ländes;
–   Untersuchungen von Störfällen und Betriebsstörungen;
–   Planung und Überwachung von Rekultivierungsmaßnahmen;
–   Stilllegung von Anlagen oder Freimessung von Stoffen.

Mesurage de la radioactivité dans l'environnement - Sol - Partie 1: Lignes directrices générales et définitions (ISO 18589-1:2019)

Le présent document spécifie les exigences générales qui s'appliquent à la réalisation des essais pour des radionucléides, incluant l'échantillonnage du sol, comprenant les roches provenant du socle rocheux et le minerai, ainsi que de matériaux et produits de construction, de poteries, etc. utilisant des MRN ou résultant de procédés technologiques impliquant des matières radioactives naturelles améliorées technologiquement (MRNAT), par exemple l'exploitation minière et le traitement des sables minéraux ou la production et l'utilisation d'engrais phosphatés.
Pour plus de commodité, le terme «sol» utilisé dans le présent document couvre l'ensemble des éléments susmentionnés.
Le présent document s'adresse aux personnes chargées de déterminer la radioactivité présente dans les sols dans le cadre de la radioprotection. Cela concerne les sols de jardins ou de terres agricoles, les sols de sites urbains ou industriels, ainsi que les sols qui ne font pas l'objet d'activités humaines.
Le présent document est applicable à tous les laboratoires, quel que soit l'effectif du personnel ou l'étendue des activités d'essai. Lorsqu'un laboratoire ne réalise pas une ou plusieurs des activités couvertes par le présent document, comme la planification, l'échantillonnage ou les essais, les exigences correspondantes ne s'appliquent pas.
Le présent document est destiné à être utilisé conjointement à d'autres parties de l'ISO 18589 qui traitent de l'établissement des programmes et des techniques d'échantillonnage, de méthodes de traitement général des échantillons en laboratoire, ainsi que des méthodes de mesure de la radioactivité contenue dans le sol. Il a pour objet de:
—          définir les principaux termes relatifs aux sols, à l'échantillonnage, à la radioactivité et à son mesurage;
—          présenter les origines de la radioactivité contenue dans les sols;
—          décrire quelques-uns des principaux objectifs poursuivis par les études de la radioactivité dans les prélèvements de sol;
—          présenter les principes des études sur la radioactivité des sols;
—          identifier les exigences en matière d'analyse et de mode opératoire lors du mesurage de la radioactivité contenue dans le sol.
Le présent document est applicable lorsque des mesurages de radionucléides doivent être effectués dans le cadre de la radioprotection dans les cas suivants:
—          caractérisation initiale de la radioactivité dans l'environnement;
—          surveillance de routine de l'impact des installations nucléaires ou de l'évolution du territoire dans son ensemble;
—          recherches de situations d'accident ou d'incident;
—          planification et surveillance des actions de remédiation;
—          déclassement d'installations ou mise au rebut des matériaux.

Merjenje radioaktivnosti v okolju - Tla - 1. del: Splošne smernice in definicije (ISO 18589-1:2019)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 03-Aug-2021
• Withdrawal Date: 27-Feb-2022
• ICS: 13.080.01 - Soil quality and pedology in general
• ICS: 17.240 - Radiation measurements
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 430 - Nuclear energy, nuclear technologies, and radiological protection
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 430 - Nuclear energy, nuclear technologies, and radiological protection
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 04-Aug-2021
• Due Date: 27-Jun-2023
• Completion Date: 04-Aug-2021
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 18589-1:2021 - Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 1: General guidelines and definitions (ISO 18589-1:2019)

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2021
Merjenje radioaktivnosti v okolju - Tla - 1. del: Splošne smernice in definicije (ISO
18589-1:2019)
Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 1: General guidelines and
definitions (ISO 18589-1:2019)
Ermittlung der Radioaktivität in der Umwelt - Erdboden - Teil 1: Allgemeine Leitlinien und
Begriffe (ISO 18589-1:2019)
Mesurage de la radioactivité dans l'environnement - Sol - Partie 1: Lignes directrices
générales et définitions (ISO 18589-1:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 18589-1:2021
ICS:
13.080.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi s Other standards related to
kakovostjo tal soil quality
17.240 Merjenje sevanja Radiation measurements
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 18589-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.080.01; 17.240
English Version
Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil -
Part 1: General guidelines and definitions (ISO 18589-
1:2019)
Mesurage de la radioactivité dans l'environnement - Ermittlung der Radioaktivität in der Umwelt -
Sol - Partie 1: Lignes directrices générales et Erdboden - Teil 1: Allgemeine Leitlinien und Begriffe
définitions (ISO 18589-1:2019) (ISO 18589-1:2019)
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European foreword . 3

European foreword
The text of ISO 18589-1:2019 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 85 "Nuclear energy,
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The text of ISO 18589-1:2019 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 18589-1:2021 without any
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18589-1
Second edition
2019-11
Measurement of radioactivity in the
environment — Soil —
Part 1:
General guidelines and definitions
Mesurage de la radioactivité dans l'environnement — Sol —
Partie 1: Lignes directrices générales et définitions
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ISO 18589-1:2019(E)
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ISO 18589-1:2019(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
3.1 General terms . 2
3.2 Terms relating to soils . 2
3.3 Terms relating to sampling . 3
4 Symbols . 5
5 Origins of the radioactivity in soils . 5
5.1 Natural radioactivity . 5
5.2 Other sources of radioactivity in soils . 6
6 Objectives of the study of soil radioactivity . 6
6.1 General . 6
6.2 Characterization of radioactivity in the environment . 6
6.3 Routine surveillance of the impact of nuclear installations or of the evolution of
the general territory . 7
6.4 Investigations of accident and incident situations . 7
6.5 Planning and surveillance of remedial action . 7
6.6 Decommissioning of installations or clearance of materials . 7
7 Principles and requirements of the study of soil radioactivity . 8
7.1 General . 8
7.2 Planning process — Sampling strategy and plan . 9
7.3 Sampling process . 9
7.4 Laboratory process .10
7.4.1 Preparation of samples .10
7.4.2 Radioactivity measurements .10
7.5 General procedural requirements .11
7.6 Documentation .12
Bibliography .13
ISO 18589-1:2019(E)
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