SIST EN IEC 62244:2021

Radiation protection instrumentation - Installed radiation portal monitors (RPMs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials (IEC 62244:2019)

This document defines the performance requirements of installed monitors used for the detection of gamma and neutron radiation emitters. These monitors are commonly known as radiation portal monitors or RPMs. They are used to monitor vehicles, cargo containers, people, or packages and are typically located at national and international border crossings. They may be used at any location where there is a need for this type of monitoring.

Strahlenschutz-Messgeräte - Fest installierte Portalmonitore für den Nachweis des unerlaubten Transports von radioaktiven Stoffen und spaltbarem Nuklearmaterial (IEC 62244:2019)

Instrumentation pour la radioprotection – Moniteurs de rayonnement installés (RPMs) pour la détection du trafic illicite des matières radioactives et nucléaires (IEC 62244:2019)

L'IEC 62244:2019 définit les exigences de performances des moniteurs installés, utilisés pour la détection des émetteurs de rayonnements gamma et neutroniques. Ces moniteurs sont le plus souvent utilisés comme portiques de détection des rayonnements (RPM). Ils sont utilisés pour surveiller des véhicules, des conteneurs de fret, des personnes ou des colis et ils sont le plus souvent situés aux frontières nationales et internationales. Ils peuvent être situés partout où ce type de surveillance est nécessaire. Le présent document établit les exigences générales, radiologiques, climatiques, mécaniques, électriques et électromagnétiques, ainsi que les exigences de documentation et les méthodes d'essai associées. Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux performances des moniteurs spectroscopiques pour portiques d'accès couverts par l'IEC 62484. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2006. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
a) cohérence de la norme avec les nouvelles normes relatives à la détection du trafic illicite de matière radioactive (voir Introduction);
b) création d'un essai de fonctionnalité brut pour tous les essais environnementaux, électromagnétiques et mécaniques, et d'une exigence relative au coefficient de variation de chaque relevé de moyenne nominal;
c) référence à l'IEC 62706 pour les conditions d'essais environnementaux, électromagnétiques et mécaniques;
d) ajout d'informations concernant l'exposition aux conditions climatiques.

Instrumenti za zaščito pred sevanjem - Vgrajeni monitorji sevanja (RPM) za odkrivanje nedovoljenega prometa z radioaktivnimi in jedrskimi snovmi (IEC 62244:2019)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Nov-2020
• Publication Date: 21-Feb-2021
• ICS: 13.280 - Radiation protection
• Technical Committee: I09 - Imaginarni 09
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 19-Feb-2021
• Due Date: 26-Apr-2021
• Completion Date: 22-Feb-2021
• Ref Project: EN IEC 62244:2021 - Radiation protection instrumentation - Installed radiation portal monitors (RPMs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN 62244:2011 - Radiation protection instrumentation - Installed radiation monitors for the detection of radioactive and special nuclear materials at national borders
• Effective Date: 24-Jun-2020
• Replaces: SIST EN 62244:2011 - Radiation protection instrumentation - Installed radiation monitors for the detection of radioactive and special nuclear materials at national borders
• Effective Date: 16-Feb-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 62244:2021
01-april-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 62244:2011
Instrumenti za zaščito pred sevanjem - Vgrajeni monitorji sevanja (RPM) za
odkrivanje nedovoljenega prometa z radioaktivnimi in jedrskimi snovmi (IEC
62244:2019)
Radiation protection instrumentation - Installed radiation portal monitors (RPMs) for the
detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials (IEC 62244:2019)
Strahlenschutz-Messgeräte - Fest installierte Portalmonitore für den Nachweis des
unerlaubten Transports von radioaktiven Stoffen und spaltbarem Nuklearmaterial (IEC
62244:2019)
Instrumentation pour la radioprotection Moniteurs de rayonnement installés (RPMs)
pour la détection du trafic illicite des matières radioactives et nucléaires (IEC
62244:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62244:2021
ICS:
13.280 Varstvo pred sevanjem Radiation protection
SIST EN IEC 62244:2021 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62244

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2021
ICS 13.280 Supersedes EN 62244:2011 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Radiation protection instrumentation - Installed radiation portal
monitors (RPMs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of
radioactive and nuclear materials
(IEC 62244:2019)
Instrumentation pour la radioprotection - Portiques de Strahlenschutz-Messgeräte - Fest installierte Portalmonitore
détection des rayonnements (RPM) installés pour la für den Nachweis des unerlaubten Transports von
détection du trafic illicite de matières radioactives et radioaktiven Stoffen und spaltbarem Nuklearmaterial
nucléaires (IEC 62244:2019)
(IEC 62244:2019)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2021-01-25. 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
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.


European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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EN IEC 62244:2021 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN IEC 62244:2021) consists of the text of IEC 62244:2019 prepared by SC 45B
"Radiation protection instrumentation" of IEC/TC 45 "Nuclear instrumentation".
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2022-01-25
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024-01-25
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 62244:2011 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62244:2019 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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EN IEC 62244:2021 (E)
Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 Where 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 60050-395 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - - -
Part 395: Nuclear instrumentation: Physical
phenomena, basic concepts, instruments,
systems, equipment and detectors
IEC 60068-2-5 - Environmental testing – Part 2-5: Tests – EN IEC 60068-2-5 -
Test S: Simulated solar radiation at ground
level and guidance for solar radiation
testing and weathering
IEC 60068-2-11 - Basic environmental testing procedures - EN 60068-2-11 -
Part 2-11: Tests - Test Ka: Salt mist
IEC 61187 - Electrical and electronic measuring EN 61187 -
equipment - Documentation
IEC 62706 - Radiation protection instrumentation - - -
Environmental, electromagnetic and
mechanical performance requirements
IEC 62755 - Radiation protection instrumentation - Data - -
format for radiation instruments used in the
detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive
materials

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IEC 62244

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Radiation protection instrumentation – Installed radiation portal monitors

(RPMs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials




Instrumentation pour la radioprotection – Portiques de détection des

rayonnements (RPM) installés pour la détection du trafic illicite de matières

radioactives et nucléaires















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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions, abbreviated terms and symbols, quantities and units . 8
3.1 Terms and definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviated terms and symbols . 10
3.3 Quantities and units . 10
4 General characteristics and requirements . 10
4.1 General . 10
4.1.1 Overview . 10
4.1.2 Pedestrian . 11
4.1.3 Road vehicles . 12
4.1.4 Rail vehicles (includes rail transported containers) . 12
4.1.5 Conveyor . 12
4.2 Configuration . 13
4.3 Indication features . 14
4.4 Speed control . 14
4.5 Communication interface. 14
4.5.1 Requirements . 14
4.5.2 Method of test. 15
4.6 Data . 15
4.6.1 Requirements . 15
4.6.2 Method of test. 15
5 General test procedures . 15
5.1 Statistical fluctuations . 15
5.2 Standard test conditions . 16
5.3 Functionality test . 16
5.3.1 General . 16
5.3.2 Pre-test measurements . 16
5.3.3 Intermediate (during test) measurements . 17
5.3.4 Post-test measurements . 17
5.4 Reference radiation . 17
5.4.1 Gamma . 17
5.4.2 Neutron . 17
6 Radiation detection requirements . 18
6.1 False alarms . 18
6.1.1 Requirements . 18
6.1.2 Method of test. 18
6.2 Background effects . 18
6.2.1 Requirements . 18
6.2.2 Method of test. 18
6.3 Gamma radiation detection . 19
6.3.1 Requirements . 19
6.3.2 Method of test. 19
6.4 Neutron radiation detection, if provided . 19

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6.4.1 Requirements . 19
6.4.2 Method of test. 19
6.5 Detection of neutron radiation in a high gamma field . 19
6.5.1 Requirements . 19
6.5.2 Method of test. 19
6.6 Over-range indication . 20
6.6.1 Requirements . 20
6.6.2 Method of test. 20
7 Climatic requirements . 20
7.1 General . 20
7.2 Ambient temperature. 20
7.2.1 Requirements . 20
7.2.2 Method of test. 20
7.3 Relative humidity . 21
7.3.1 Requirements . 21
7.3.2 Method of test. 21
7.4 Dust and moisture protection . 21
7.4.1 Requirements . 21
7.4.2 Method of test – dust . 21
7.4.3 Method of test – moisture . 22
7.5 Climatic exposure type test . 22
7.5.1 Requirements . 22
7.5.2 Method of test. 22
8 Mechanical requirements . 22
8.1 Vibration . 22
8.1.1 Requirements . 22
8.1.2 Method of test. 22
8.2 Impact (microphonic) . 23
8.2.1 Requirements . 23
8.2.2 Method of test. 23
9 Electric and electromagnetic requirements . 23
9.1 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) . 23
9.1.1 Requirements . 23
9.1.2 Method of test. 23
9.2 Radio Frequency (RF) . 23
9.2.1 Requirements . 23
9.2.2 Method of test. 23
9.3 Radiated RF emissions . 24
9.3.1 Requirements . 24
9.3.2 Method of test. 24
9.4 Conducted disturbances. 24
9.4.1 Requirements . 24
9.4.2 Method of test. 24
9.5 Surges and oscillatory waves . 24
9.5.1 Requirements . 24
9.5.2 Method of test. 24
9.6 Line voltage and frequency fluctuations . 25
9.6.1 Requirements . 25
9.6.2 Method of test. 25

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10 Documentation . 25
10.1 Operation and maintenance manual . 25
10.2 Test certificate . 25
10.3 Declaration of conformity . 26

Figure 1 – Example of a two-sided system . 11

Table 1 – Standards for instrumentation used to detect illicit trafficking of radioactive
and nuclear materials . 7
Table 2 – Speed of moving sources . 12
Table 3 – Evaluation distances for different applications . 13
Table 4 – Standard test conditions . 16
Table 5 – Test result analysis . 17
Table 6 – Summary of performance requirements (informative) . 26
Table 7 – Environmental requirements (informative) . 27

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION –
INSTALLED RADIATION PORTAL MONITORS (RPMS) FOR
THE DETECTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF RADIOACTIVE
AND NUCLEAR MATERIALS

FOREWORD
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all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote
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International Standard IEC 62244 has been prepared by subcommittee 45B: Radiation
protection instrumentation, of IEC technical committee 45: Nuclear instrumentation.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition issued in 2006. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) making the standard consistent with the new standards for detection of illicit trafficking of
radioactive material (see the Introduction);
b) creating unformed functionality test for all environmental, electromagnetic and mechanical
tests and a requirement for the coefficient of variation of each nominal mean reading;
c) reference to IEC 62706 for the environmental, electromagnetic and mechanical test
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d) adding information regarding climatic exposures.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
45B/929/FDIS 45B/930/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
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the specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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INTRODUCTION
Illicit and inadvertent movement of radioactive materials has become a problem of increasing
importance. Radioactive sources out of regulatory control, so-called “orphan sources”, have
frequently caused serious radiation exposures and widespread contamination. Although illicit
trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive materials is not a new phenomenon, concern about
a nuclear “black market” has increased in the last few years particularly in view of its terrorist
potential.
In response to the technical policy of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the
World Customs Organization (WCO) and the International Criminal Police Organization
(Interpol) related to the detection and identification of special nuclear materials and security
trends, nuclear instrumentation companies are developing and manufacturing radiation
instrumentation to assist in the detection of illicit movement of radioactive and special nuclear
materials. This type of instrumentation is widely used for security purposes at nuclear
facilities, border control checkpoints, and international seaports and airports.
However, to ensure that measurement results made at different locations are consistent it is
imperative that radiation instrumentation be designed to rigorous specifications based upon
agreed performance requirements stated in international standards. Several IEC standards
have been developed to address body-worn, hand-held and portal instruments, see Table 1.
Table 1 – Standards for instrumentation used to detect illicit
trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials
Type of IEC
Title of the standard
instrumentation number
Radiation protection instrumentation – Alarming Personal Radiation Devices
62401
(PRDs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Spectroscopy-Based Alarming Personal
Body-worn 62618 Radiation Detectors (SPRD) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive
material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Backpack-type radiation detector (BRD) for
62694
the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Hand-held instruments for the detection and
62327 identification of radionuclides and for the estimation of ambient dose equivalent
rate from photon radiation
Portable or hand-
Radiation protection instrumentation – Highly sensitive hand-held instruments for
held 62533
photon detection of radioactive material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Highly sensitive hand-held instruments for
62534
neutron detection of radioactive material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Installed radiation portal monitors (RPMs)
62244
for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials
Portal
Radiation protection instrumentation – Spectroscopy-based portal monitors used
62484
for the detection and identification of illicit trafficking of radioactive material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Data format for radiation instruments used
Data format 62755
in the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive materials

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RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION –
INSTALLED RADIATION PORTAL MONITORS (RPMS) FOR
THE DETECTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF RADIOACTIVE
AND NUCLEAR MATERIALS



1 Scope
This document defines the performance requirements of installed monitors used for the
detection of gamma and neutron radiation emitters. These monitors are commonly known as
radiation portal monitors or RPMs. They are used to monitor vehicles, cargo containers,
peopl
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN IEC 62244:2020
01-november-2020
Instrumenti za zaščito pred sevanjem - Vgrajeni monitorji sevanja (RPM) za
odkrivanje nedovoljenega prometa z radioaktivnimi in jedrskimi snovmi
Radiation protection instrumentation - Installed radiation portal monitors (RPMs) for the
detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials
Strahlenschutz-Messgeräte - Fest installierte Portalmonitore für den Nachweis des
unerlaubten Transports von radioaktiven Stoffen und spaltbarem Nuklearmaterial
Instrumentation pour la radioprotection Moniteurs de rayonnement installés (RPMs)
pour la détection du trafic illicite des matières radioactives et nucléaires
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 62244:2020
ICS:
13.280 Varstvo pred sevanjem Radiation protection
oSIST prEN IEC 62244:2020 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 62244
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

September 2020
ICS 13.280 Will supersede EN 62244:2011 and all of its
amendments and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Radiation protection instrumentation - Installed radiation portal
monitors (RPMs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of
radioactive and nuclear materials
(IEC 62244:2019)
Instrumentation pour la radioprotection ¿ Moniteurs de Strahlenschutz-Messgeräte - Fest installierte Portalmonitore
rayonnement installés (RPMs) pour la détection du trafic für den Nachweis des unerlaubten Transports von
illicite des matières radioactives et nucléaires radioaktiven Stoffen und spaltbarem Nuklearmaterial
(IEC 62244:2019) (IEC 62244:2019)
This draft European Standard is submitted to CENELEC members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2020-12-18.

The text of this draft consists of the text of IEC 62244:2019.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

This draft European Standard was established by CENELEC in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to
the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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prEN IEC 62244:2020 (E)
European foreword
This document (prEN IEC 62244:2020) consists of the text of document IEC 62244:2019, prepared by
IEC/TC 45 "Radiation protection instrumentation"
This document is currently submitted to the CENELEC Enquiry.
The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this document has (doa) dor + 6 months
to be announced at national level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dor + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting (dow) dor + 36 months
with this document have to be withdrawn (to be confirmed or
modified when voting)

This document will supersede EN 62244:2011 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any)
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. 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 60050-395 - International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary - Part 395: Nuclear
instrumentation: Physical phenomena,
basic concepts, instruments, systems,
equipment and detectors
IEC 60068-2-5 - Environmental testing - Part 2-5: Tests EN IEC 60068-2-5 -
- Test S: Simulated solar radiation at
ground level and guidance for solar
radiation testing and weathering
IEC 60068-2-11 - Basic environmental testing procedures EN 60068-2-11 -
- Part 2-11: Tests - Test Ka: Salt mist
IEC 61187 (mod) - Electrical and electronic measuring EN 61187 -
equipment - Documentation
   +EN 1995
61187:1994/corrigendum
Mar. 1995
IEC 62706 - Radiation protection instrumentation - - -
Environmental, electromagnetic and
mechanical performance requirements
IEC 62755 - Radiation protection instrumentation - - -
Data format for radiation instruments
used in the detection of illicit trafficking
of radioactive materials

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IEC 62244

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Edition 2.0 2019-05




INTERNATIONAL



STANDARD




NORME



INTERNATIONALE











Radiation protection instrumentation – Installed radiation portal monitors

(RPMs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials




Instrumentation pour la radioprotection – Portiques de détection des

rayonnements (RPM) installés pour la détection du trafic illicite de matières

radioactives et nucléaires















INTERNATIONAL

ELECTROTECHNICAL

COMMISSION


COMMISSION

ELECTROTECHNIQUE


INTERNATIONALE




ICS 13.280 ISBN 978-2-8322-6660-1



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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions, abbreviated terms and symbols, quantities and units . 8
3.1 Terms and definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviated terms and symbols . 10
3.3 Quantities and units . 10
4 General characteristics and requirements . 10
4.1 General . 10
4.1.1 Overview . 10
4.1.2 Pedestrian . 11
4.1.3 Road vehicles . 12
4.1.4 Rail vehicles (includes rail transported containers) . 12
4.1.5 Conveyor . 12
4.2 Configuration . 13
4.3 Indication features . 14
4.4 Speed control . 14
4.5 Communication interface. 14
4.5.1 Requirements . 14
4.5.2 Method of test. 15
4.6 Data . 15
4.6.1 Requirements . 15
4.6.2 Method of test. 15
5 General test procedures . 15
5.1 Statistical fluctuations . 15
5.2 Standard test conditions . 16
5.3 Functionality test . 16
5.3.1 General . 16
5.3.2 Pre-test measurements . 16
5.3.3 Intermediate (during test) measurements . 17
5.3.4 Post-test measurements . 17
5.4 Reference radiation . 17
5.4.1 Gamma . 17
5.4.2 Neutron . 17
6 Radiation detection requirements . 18
6.1 False alarms . 18
6.1.1 Requirements . 18
6.1.2 Method of test. 18
6.2 Background effects . 18
6.2.1 Requirements . 18
6.2.2 Method of test. 18
6.3 Gamma radiation detection . 19
6.3.1 Requirements . 19
6.3.2 Method of test. 19
6.4 Neutron radiation detection, if provided . 19

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6.4.1 Requirements . 19
6.4.2 Method of test. 19
6.5 Detection of neutron radiation in a high gamma field . 19
6.5.1 Requirements . 19
6.5.2 Method of test. 19
6.6 Over-range indication . 20
6.6.1 Requirements . 20
6.6.2 Method of test. 20
7 Climatic requirements . 20
7.1 General . 20
7.2 Ambient temperature. 20
7.2.1 Requirements . 20
7.2.2 Method of test. 20
7.3 Relative humidity . 21
7.3.1 Requirements . 21
7.3.2 Method of test. 21
7.4 Dust and moisture protection . 21
7.4.1 Requirements . 21
7.4.2 Method of test – dust . 21
7.4.3 Method of test – moisture . 22
7.5 Climatic exposure type test . 22
7.5.1 Requirements . 22
7.5.2 Method of test. 22
8 Mechanical requirements . 22
8.1 Vibration . 22
8.1.1 Requirements . 22
8.1.2 Method of test. 22
8.2 Impact (microphonic) . 23
8.2.1 Requirements . 23
8.2.2 Method of test. 23
9 Electric and electromagnetic requirements . 23
9.1 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) . 23
9.1.1 Requirements . 23
9.1.2 Method of test. 23
9.2 Radio Frequency (RF) . 23
9.2.1 Requirements . 23
9.2.2 Method of test. 23
9.3 Radiated RF emissions . 24
9.3.1 Requirements . 24
9.3.2 Method of test. 24
9.4 Conducted disturbances. 24
9.4.1 Requirements . 24
9.4.2 Method of test. 24
9.5 Surges and oscillatory waves . 24
9.5.1 Requirements . 24
9.5.2 Method of test. 24
9.6 Line voltage and frequency fluctuations . 25
9.6.1 Requirements . 25
9.6.2 Method of test. 25

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10 Documentation . 25
10.1 Operation and maintenance manual . 25
10.2 Test certificate . 25
10.3 Declaration of conformity . 26

Figure 1 – Example of a two-sided system . 11

Table 1 – Standards for instrumentation used to detect illicit trafficking of radioactive
and nuclear materials . 7
Table 2 – Speed of moving sources . 12
Table 3 – Evaluation distances for different applications . 13
Table 4 – Standard test conditions . 16
Table 5 – Test result analysis . 17
Table 6 – Summary of performance requirements (informative) . 26
Table 7 – Environmental requirements (informative) . 27

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RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION –
INSTALLED RADIATION PORTAL MONITORS (RPMS) FOR
THE DETECTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF RADIOACTIVE
AND NUCLEAR MATERIALS

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62244 has been prepared by subcommittee 45B: Radiation
protection instrumentation, of IEC technical committee 45: Nuclear instrumentation.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition issued in 2006. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) making the standard consistent with the new standards for detection of illicit trafficking of
radioactive material (see the Introduction);
b) creating unformed functionality test for all environmental, electromagnetic and mechanical
tests and a requirement for the coefficient of variation of each nominal mean reading;
c) reference to IEC 62706 for the environmental, electromagnetic and mechanical test
conditions;

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d) adding information regarding climatic exposures.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
45B/929/FDIS 45B/930/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
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the specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
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• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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INTRODUCTION
Illicit and inadvertent movement of radioactive materials has become a problem of increasing
importance. Radioactive sources out of regulatory control, so-called “orphan sources”, have
frequently caused serious radiation exposures and widespread contamination. Although illicit
trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive materials is not a new phenomenon, concern about
a nuclear “black market” has increased in the last few years particularly in view of its terrorist
potential.
In response to the technical policy of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the
World Customs Organization (WCO) and the International Criminal Police Organization
(Interpol) related to the detection and identification of special nuclear materials and security
trends, nuclear instrumentation companies are developing and manufacturing radiation
instrumentation to assist in the detection of illicit movement of radioactive and special nuclear
materials. This type of instrumentation is widely used for security purposes at nuclear
facilities, border control checkpoints, and international seaports and airports.
However, to ensure that measurement results made at different locations are consistent it is
imperative that radiation instrumentation be designed to rigorous specifications based upon
agreed performance requirements stated in international standards. Several IEC standards
have been developed to address body-worn, hand-held and portal instruments, see Table 1.
Table 1 – Standards for instrumentation used to detect illicit
trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials
Type of IEC
Title of the standard
instrumentation number
Radiation protection instrumentation – Alarming Personal Radiation Devices
62401
(PRDs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Spectroscopy-Based Alarming Personal
Body-worn 62618 Radiation Detectors (SPRD) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive
material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Backpack-type radiation detector (BRD) for
62694
the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Hand-held instruments for the detection and
62327 identification of radionuclides and for the estimation of ambient dose equivalent
rate from photon radiation
Portable or hand-
Radiation protection instrumentation – Highly sensitive hand-held instruments for
held 62533
photon detection of radioactive material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Highly sensitive hand-held instruments for
62534
neutron detection of radioactive material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Installed radiation portal monitors (RPMs)
62244
for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials
Portal
Radiation protection instrumentation – Spectroscopy-based portal monitors used
62484
for the detection and identification of illicit trafficking of radioactive material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Data format for radiation instruments used
Data format 62755
in the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive materials

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RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION –
INSTALLED RADIATION PORTAL MONITORS (RPMS) FOR
THE DETECTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF RADIOACTIVE
AND NUCLEAR MATERIALS


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