SIST EN 61577-3:2015

Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 3: Specific requirements for radon decay product measuring instruments

IEC 61577-3:2011 describes the specific requirements for instruments measuring the volumetric activity of airborne short-lived radon decay products and/or their ambient potential alpha-energy concentration outdoors, in dwellings, and in workplaces including underground mines. This standard applies practically to all types of electronic instruments that are based on grab sampling, continuous sampling technique and electronic integrating measurement methods. This new edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- implementation of new requirements and tests concerning radiation detection performance;
- implementation of new requirements and tests concerning environmental performance;
- harmonization of the requirements and tests concerning electrical and mechanical performance with other standards in the area of radiation protection instrumentation.

Strahlenschutz-Messgeräte - Geräte für die Messung von Radon und Radon-Folgeprodukten - Teil 3: Besondere Anforderungen an Messgeräte für Radonfolgeprodukte

Instrumentation pour la radioprotection - Instruments de mesure du radon et des descendants du radon - Partie 3: Exigences spécifiques concernant les instruments de mesure des descendants du radon

La CEI 61577-3:2011 décrit les exigences spécifiques relatives aux instruments destinés au mesurage de l'activité volumétrique des descendants du radon à vie courte en suspension dans l'air et/ou de leur énergie alpha potentielle volumique à l'extérieur, dans les habitations et sur les lieux de travail, y compris dans les mines souterraines. En pratique, la présente Norme s'applique à tous les types d'instruments électroniques utilisant des méthodes basées sur un prélèvement instantané, un prélèvement en continu et des méthodes de mesure électroniques intégrées. Cette nouvelle édition constitue une révision technique et inclut les changements techniques significatifs suivants par rapport à l'édition précédente:
- ajout de nouvelles exigences et de nouveaux essais concernant les performances de détection de rayonnement;
- ajout de nouvelles exigences et de nouveaux essais concernant les performances environnementales;
- harmonisation des exigences et des essais, concernant les performances électriques et mécaniques, avec d'autres normes du domaine de l'instrumentation pour la radioprotection.

Instrumenti za zaščito pred sevanjem - Instrumenti za merjenje radona in njegovih razpadnih produktov - 3. del: Posebne zahteve za instrumente za merjenje razpadnih produktov radona

Standard IEC 61577-3:2011 opisuje posebne zahteve za instrumente, ki merijo volumetrično dejavnost kratkotrajnih razpadnih produktov radona v zraku in/ali njihove okoljske potencialne koncentracije alfa energije na prostem, v stanovanjih ter na delovnih mestih, vključno s podzemnimi rudniki. Ta standard se uporablja za skoraj vse vrste elektronskih instrumentov, ki temeljijo na zajemnem vzorčenju, tehniki neprekinjenega vzorčenja in metodah elektronskega integrirnega merjenja. Ta nova izdaja vključuje naslednje znatne tehnične spremembe glede na prejšnjo izdajo:
– izvajanje novih zahtev in preskusov v zvezi z učinkovitostjo zaznavanja sevanja;
– izvajanje novih zahtev in preskusov v zvezi z okoljsko učinkovitostjo;
– usklajevanje zahtev in preskusov v zvezi z električno in mehansko učinkovitostjo z drugimi standardi na področju instrumentov za zaščito proti sevanju.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 16-Aug-2015
• ICS: 13.280 - Radiation protection
• ICS: 17.240 - Radiation measurements
• Technical Committee: I09 - Imaginarni 09
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 11-Feb-2015
• Due Date: 18-Apr-2015
• Completion Date: 17-Aug-2015
• Ref Project: EN 61577-3:2014 - Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 3: Specific requirements for radon decay product measuring instruments

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 61577-3:2015
01-september-2015
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Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring
instruments - Part 3: Specific requirements for radon decay product measuring
instruments
Strahlenschutz-Messgeräte - Geräte für die Messung von Radon und Radon-
Folgeprodukten - Teil 3: Besondere Anforderungen an Messgeräte für
Radonfolgeprodukte
Instrumentation pour la radioprotection - Instruments de mesure du radon et des
descendants du radon - Partie 3: Exigences spécifiques concernant les instruments de
mesure des descendants du radon
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61577-3:2014
ICS:
13.280 Varstvo pred sevanjem Radiation protection
17.240 Merjenje sevanja Radiation measurements
SIST EN 61577-3:2015 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 61577-3:2015


EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61577-3

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2014
ICS 13.280

English Version
Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay
product measuring instruments - Part 3: Specific requirements
for radon decay product measuring instruments
(IEC 61577-3:2011 , modified)
Instrumentation pour la radioprotection - Instruments de Strahlenschutz-Messgeräte - Geräte für die Messung von
mesure du radon et des descendants du radon - Partie 3: Radon und Radon-Folgeprodukten - Teil 3: Besondere
Exigences spécifiques concernant les instruments de Anforderungen an Messgeräte für Radonfolgeprodukte
mesure des descendants du radon (IEC 61577-3:2011 , modifiziert)
(CEI 61577-3:2011 , modifiée)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2014-11-17. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
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© 2014 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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Foreword
This document (EN 61577-3:2014) consists of the text of IEC 61577-3:2011 prepared by IEC/SC 45B
"Radiation protection instrumentation" of IEC/TC 45 "Nuclear instrumentation", together with the
common modifications prepared by CLC/TC 45B "Radiation protection instrumentation".
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2015-11-17
• latest date by which this document has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2017-11-17
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with this document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.

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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61577-3:2011 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard with agreed common modifications.

COMMON MODIFICATIONS

2 Normative references
Add IEC 61577-1 and IEC 61577-4.

6 Test conditions
6.4 Test sources
6.4.2 Reference atmospheres
Replace in the second paragraph 150 nm with 100 nm.

9 Requirements and tests concerning environmental performance
9.2 Number concentration of aerosols
9.2.2 Test method
8 –3
Replace in the second paragraph “adjusted to 10 m with an accuracy of ± 10 %.” with
8 –3
“adjusted to about 10 m .”
10 –3 10 –3 12 –3
Replace in the third paragraph “10 m ” with “about 10 m ” and replace “10 m ” with
12 –3
“about 10 m ”

Table 1 – Reference conditions and standard test conditions
Replace the line for ambient temperature as follows:
Ambient temperature 20 °C 18 °C to 24 °C
Replace the line for relative humidity as follows:
Relative humidity 65 % 40 % to 75 %
Replace the line for ambient dose equivalent rate as follows:
Ambient dose
–1
Negligible < 0,25 µSv⋅h
equivalent rate

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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is
available here: www.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60050-394 -  International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary (IEV) -
Part 394: Nuclear instrumentation -
Instruments, systems, equipment and
detectors
IEC 60068-2-27 -  Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-27 -
Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and
guidance: Shock
IEC 61000-6-4 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - -
EN 61000-6-4
Part 6-4: Generic standards - Emission
standard for industrial environments
IEC 61140 -  Protection against electric shock - -
EN 61140
Common aspects for installation and
equipment
IEC 61187 -  Electrical and electronic measuring EN 61187 -
equipment - Documentation
IEC 61577-1 - Radiation protection instrumentation - - -
Radon and radon decay product
measuring instruments -
Part 1: General principles
IEC 61577-4 - Radiation protection instrumentation - EN 61577-4 -
Radon and radon decay product
measuring instruments -
Part 4: Equipment for the production of
reference atmospheres containing
radon isotopes and their decay products
(STAR)
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3 2008 Uncertainty of measurement - - -
Part 3: Guide to the expression of
uncertainty in measurement
(GUM:1995)

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IEC 61577-3
®

Edition 2.0 2011-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE


Radiation protection instrumentation – Radon and radon decay product
measuring instruments –
Part 3: Specific requirements for radon decay product measuring instruments

Instrumentation pour la radioprotection – Instruments de mesure du radon et
des descendants du radon –
Partie 3: Exigences spécifiques concernant les instruments de mesure des
descendants du radon

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 General design considerations . 10
4.1 Design considerations for the measurements . 10
4.1.1 Deposition of radon decay products on surfaces . 10
4.1.2 Airflow system . 11
4.2 Design considerations for handling and maintenance . 11
4.2.1 Portability . 11
4.2.2 Application under heavy environmental conditions . 11
4.2.3 Automatic operation . 11
4.2.4 Reliability . 11
4.2.5 Capability for operational testing . 12
4.2.6 Adjustment and maintenance facilities . 12
4.2.7 Acoustic noise level . 12
4.2.8 Electromagnetic interference . 12
4.2.9 Storage . 12
5 Technical components . 12
5.1 Sampling assembly . 12
5.2 Radiation detection assembly . 13
5.3 Data processing and recording . 13
5.4 Measurement display . 13
5.5 Power supply . 14
6 Test conditions . 14
6.1 General . 14
6.2 Standard test conditions . 15
6.3 Execution of tests . 15
6.4 Test sources . 15
6.4.1 Solid sources . 15
6.4.2 Reference atmospheres . 15
7 Requirements and tests concerning radiation detection performance . 16
7.1 Reference response to a test source . 16
7.1.1 Requirements . 16
7.1.2 Test method . 16
7.2 Cross interference to other radon isotopes . 16
7.2.1 Requirements . 16
7.2.2 Test method . 16
7.3 Linearity of indication . 17
7.3.1 Requirements . 17
7.3.2 Test method . 17
7.4 Instrument statistical fluctuation . 17
7.4.1 Requirements . 17
7.4.2 Test method . 17
7.5 Response time . 18

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7.5.1 Requirements . 18
7.5.2 Test method . 18
7.6 Signal accumulation . 18
7.6.1 Requirements . 18
7.6.2 Test method . 19
8 Requirements and tests concerning air circuit performance . 19
8.1 General . 19
8.2 Flow-rate stability . 19
8.2.1 Requirements . 19
8.2.2 Test method . 19
8.3 Accuracy of the flow-rate measurement . 19
8.3.1 Requirements . 19
8.3.2 Test method . 19
8.4 Effect of filter pressure drop . 20
8.4.1 Requirements . 20
8.4.2 Test method . 20
8.5 Low sampling flow-rate indication . 20
8.5.1 Requirements . 20
8.5.2 Test method . 20
9 Requirements and tests concerning environmental performance . 20
9.1 Response to ambient gamma radiation . 20
9.1.1 Requirements . 20
9.1.2 Test method . 21
9.2 Number concentration of aerosols . 21
9.2.1 Requirements . 21
9.2.2 Test method . 21
9.3 Ambient temperature . 21
9.3.1 Requirements . 21
9.3.2 Test method . 21
9.4 Relative humidity and condensed moisture . 21
9.4.1 Requirements . 21
9.4.2 Test method . 22
9.5 Atmospheric pressure . 22
10 Requirements and tests concerning electrical performance . 22
10.1 Warm-up time . 22
10.1.1 Requirements . 22
10.1.2 Test method . 22
10.2 Power supply variations. 22
10.2.1 Requirements . 22
10.2.2 Test method . 23
10.3 Battery test . 23
10.3.1 Requirements . 23
10.3.2 Test method . 23
11 Requirements and tests concerning mechanical performance . 23
11.1 Requirements . 23
11.2 Test method . 23
12 Operation and maintenance manual . 24
13 Type test report and certificate . 24

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Table 1 – Reference conditions and standard test conditions (unless otherwise
indicated by the manufacturer) . 25
Table 2 – Tests of the radiation detection performance . 26
Table 3 – Tests performed with variation of influence quantities. 26
Table 4 – Tests of the air circuit . 26

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
____________

RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION –
RADON AND RADON DECAY PRODUCT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS –

Part 3: Specific requirements for radon decay product
measuring instruments


FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61577-3 has been prepared by sub-committee 45B: Radiation
protection instrumentation, of IEC technical committee 45: Nuclear instrumentation.
This second edition of IEC 61577-3 cancels and replaces IEC 61577-3:2002 and
IEC 61263:1994. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
– Implementation of new requirements and tests concerning radiation detection
performance.
– Implementation of new requirements and tests concerning environmental performance.

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– Harmonization of the requirements and tests concerning electrical and mechanical
performance with other standards in the area of radiation protection instrumentation.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
45B/700/FDIS 45B/716/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of the IEC 61577 series, under the general title Radiation protection
instrumentation – Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments, can be found on
the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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INTRODUCTION
226 223 224
Radon is a radioactive trace gas produced by the decay of Ra, Ra and Ra,
238 235 232
respectively decay products of U, U and Th which are present in the earth's crust. By
222 219 220
decay, radon isotopes (i.e., Rn, Rn, Rn) produce three decay chains, each ending in a
220
1
stable lead isotope. The radon isotope Rn generally is called thoron .
219
2
NOTE In normal conditions, due to the very short half-life of Rn, its activity and the activity of its RnDP are
considered negligible compared to the activity of the two other series. Its health effects are therefore not important.
219
Thus in this standard Rn and its decay products are not considered.
Radon isotopes and their corresponding short-lived Radon Decay Products (RnDP) (i.e.,
218 214 214 214 222 216 212 212 212 208 220
Po, Pb, Bi, Po for Rn, and Po, Pb, Bi, Po, Tl for Rn) are of
considerable importance, as they constitute the major part of the radiological exposure to
natural radioactivity for the general public and workers. In some workplaces such as
underground mines, spas and waterworks, the workers are exposed to very significant levels
of RnDP. Various quantities of these radionuclides are airborne in a gaseous form for the
radon isotopes and as particulates for the radon decay products. It is worthwhile for health
physicists to be able to measure with a great accuracy the level of this kind of natural
radioactivity in the atmosphere. Because of the unique behaviour of these radioactive
elements in the atmosphere and in the corresponding measuring instruments, it is necessary
to formalize the way such instruments could be tested.
The standard series IEC 61577 covers specific requirements concerning test and calibration
of radon and radon decay product measuring instruments. In order to facilitate its use, the
IEC 61577 series is divided into the following different parts:
IEC 61577-1 (Normative): This part deals with the terminology and units used in the specific
area of radon and radon decay products (RnDP) measurements and describes briefly the
System for Test Atmospheres with Radon (STAR) used for test and calibration of radon and
RnDP measuring devices.
222 220
IEC 61577-2 (Normative): This part is dedicated to the test of Rn and Rn measuring
instruments.
IEC 61577-3 (Normative): This part is dedicated to the test of RnDP and RnDP
222 220
measuring instruments.
IEC 61577-4 (Normative): This part describes the construction of a STAR and its use for
testing.
IEC 61577-5 (Informative): This is a technical guide concerning special features of radon and
radon decay products as well as their measurement.

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220
1
 The term thoron is not used in this standard. Instead, the term radon is used to denote the radionuclides Rn
222
and Rn. In the case of only one radionuclide being explicitely specified, the atomic mass number and the
chemical symbol will be given.
2
 RnDP is the acronym of Radon Decay Products which are sometimes denoted as radon progeny. The term
Radon Decay Product or its abbreviation (RnDP) denotes the whole set of short-lived decay products that are
the focus of this standard. A particular isotope is indicated by its chemical symbol preceded by its mass
number. The subscripts , added to the symbol RnDP refer to the whole set of short-lived decay products
222 220
218 214 214 214 216 212 212
of the corresponding radon isotope (RnDP : Po, Pb, Bi, Po, and RnDP : Po, Pb, Bi,
222 220
212 208
Po, Tl).

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RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION –
RADON AND RADON DECAY PRODUCT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS –

Part 3: Specific requirements for radon decay product
measuring instruments



1 Scope
This part of IEC 61577 describes the specific requirements for instruments measuring the
volumetric activity of airborne short-lived radon decay products and/or their ambient potential
alpha-energy concentration outdoors, in dwellings, and in workpla
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