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(Main)Radiation protection instrumentation - Alarming personal radiation devices (PRDs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material (IEC 62401:2017)
Radiation protection instrumentation - Alarming personal radiation devices (PRDs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material (IEC 62401:2017)
This standard applies to alarming radiation detection instruments that are pocket-sized, carried on the body and used to detect and indicate the presence and general magnitude of gamma radiation fields. Neutron detection may also be provided.
Personal Radiation Devices (PRDs) alert the user to the presence of a source of radiation that is distinctly above the measured average local background radiation level. They are not intended to provide a measurement of the ambient or personal dose equivalent rate.
This document does not apply to the ambient or personal dose equivalent rate meters which are covered in IEC 60846-1 or IEC 61526, respectively. If the manufacturer states that the PRD can be used for radiation protection purposes, compliance with IEC 60846-1 or IEC 61526 will be needed.
Instrumentation pour la radioprotection - Dispositifs individuels dalarme aux rayonnements pour la détection du trafic illicite des matières radioactives (IEC 62401:2017)
IEC 62401:2017 décrire les critères fonctionnels et de conception ainsi que des méthodes d'essai pour évaluer les performances des PRD utilisés pour la détection de trafic illicite de matières radioactives (par exemple à la surveillance des frontières). Le présent document s'applique aux instruments de détection de rayonnement avec alarme qui sont portables en poche ou sur l'individu et qui sont utilisés pour détecter et signaler la présence et l'ordre de grandeur des champs de rayonnement gamma. La détection neutronique peut également être fournie.
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) modification de certaines exigences:
c) création d'un essai de fonctionnalité uniforme pour tous les essais environnementaux, électromagnétiques et mécaniques, et d'une exigence relative au coefficient de variation de chaque relevé de moyenne nominal;
d) référence à l'IEC 62706 pour les conditions d'essais environnementaux, électromagnétiques et mécaniques.
Instrumenti za zaščito pred sevanjem - Alarmni osebni detektorji sevanja za odkrivanje nedovoljenega prometa z radioaktivnimi snovmi (IEC 62401:2017)
Standard EN-IEC 62668-2 določa zahteve za izogibanje uporabi ponarejenih, recikliranih in goljufivih komponent, kadar te komponente niso kupljene pri proizvajalcu originalnih komponent (OCM) ali so kupljene zunaj franšiznih distribucijskih omrežij za uporabo v aeronavtični, obrambni in visokozmogljivostni (ADHP) panogi. Ta praksa se uporablja kot odstopanje samo, kadar ni razumnih ali praktičnih alternativ. Čeprav je bil pripravljen za aeronavtično, obrambno in visokozmogljivostno panogo, je mogoče ta dokument po ustrezni presoji uporabiti tudi za druge panoge, ki zahtevajo visoko zmogljivost in natančnost.
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 62401:2019
01-december-2019
Instrumenti za zaščito pred sevanjem - Alarmni osebni detektorji sevanja za
odkrivanje nedovoljenega prometa z radioaktivnimi snovmi (IEC 62401:2017)
Radiation protection instrumentation - Alarming personal radiation devices (PRDs) for the
detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material (IEC 62401:2017)
Instrumentation pour la radioprotection - Dispositifs individuels dalarme aux
rayonnements pour la détection du trafic illicite des matières radioactives (IEC
62401:2017)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62401:2019
ICS:
13.280 Varstvo pred sevanjem Radiation protection
13.320 Alarmni in opozorilni sistemi Alarm and warning systems
SIST EN IEC 62401:2019 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62401
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2019
ICS 13.280
English Version
Radiation protection instrumentation - Alarming personal
radiation devices (PRDs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of
radioactive material
(IEC 62401:2017)
Instrumentation pour la radioprotection - Dispositifs To be completed
individuels d¿alarme aux rayonnements pour la détection (IEC 62401:2017)
du trafic illicite des matières radioactives
(IEC 62401:2017)
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European foreword
The text of document 45B/881/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 62401, prepared by SC 45B "Radiation
protection instrumentation" of IEC/TC 45 "Nuclear instrumentation" was submitted to the IEC-
CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 62401:2019.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2020-07-07
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2022-10-07
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 shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62401:2017 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 60079-11 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60079-11
IEC 60846-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60846-1
IEC 61526 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61526
IEC 62327 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62327
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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 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 60068-2-11 - Basic environmental testing procedures - EN 60068-2-11 -
Part 2-11: Tests - Test Ka: Salt mist
IEC 62706 2012 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 62401
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INTERNATIONAL
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Radiation protection instrumentation – Alarming personal radiation devices
(PRDs) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions, abbreviated terms and symbols, quantities and units . 7
3.1 Terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviated terms and symbols . 10
3.3 Quantities and units . 10
4 General characteristics and requirements . 10
4.1 General . 10
4.2 Mechanical requirements . 11
4.2.1 Size . 11
4.2.2 Mass . 11
4.2.3 Alarm characteristics . 11
4.2.4 Case construction . 11
4.2.5 Reference point marking . 11
4.2.6 Switches . 11
4.3 Data format . 12
4.4 Explosive atmospheres . 12
5 General test procedures . 12
5.1 Nature of tests . 12
5.2 Statistical fluctuations . 13
5.3 General test information . 13
5.4 Instrument setup . 13
5.5 Speed of moving sources . 13
5.6 Functionality test . 14
5.6.1 General . 14
5.6.2 Pre-test (preparation) . 14
5.6.3 Post-test . 14
6 Radiation detection requirements . 15
6.1 Rate of false alarms . 15
6.1.1 Requirements . 15
6.1.2 Method of test. 15
6.2 Gamma alarm . 15
6.2.1 Requirements . 15
6.2.2 Method of test. 15
6.3 Personal protection alarm . 16
6.3.1 Requirements . 16
6.3.2 Method of test. 16
6.4 Relative intrinsic error . 16
6.4.1 Requirements . 16
6.4.2 Method of test. 16
6.5 Detection of gradually increasing radiation levels . 16
6.5.1 Requirements . 16
6.5.2 Method of test. 16
6.6 Over-range . 17
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6.6.1 Requirements . 17
6.6.2 Method of test. 17
6.7 Detection of neutrons (if provided) . 17
6.7.1 Requirements . 17
6.7.2 Method of test. 17
6.8 Gamma response of neutron detector (if provided) . 18
6.8.1 Requirements . 18
6.8.2 Method of test. 18
7 Environmental requirements . 18
7.1 Ambient temperature. 18
7.1.1 Requirements . 18
7.1.2 Method of test. 18
7.2 Relative humidity . 18
7.2.1 Requirements . 18
7.2.2 Method of test. 19
7.3 Moisture and dust protection . 19
7.3.1 Requirements . 19
7.3.2 Method of test. 19
8 Mechanical requirements . 19
8.1 Drop test . 19
8.1.1 Requirements . 19
8.1.2 Method of test. 19
8.2 Vibration test . 20
8.2.1 Requirements . 20
8.2.2 Method of test. 20
9 Electric and electromagnetic requirements . 20
9.1 Battery lifetime . 20
9.1.1 Requirements . 20
9.1.2 Method of test. 20
9.2 Electrostatic discharge, radiofrequency immunity, radiated emissions and
magnetic fields . 20
9.2.1 Requirements . 20
9.2.2 Method of test. 21
10 Documentation . 21
10.1 Type test report . 21
10.2 Certificate . 21
10.3 Operation and maintenance manuals . 22
Annex A (informative) Summary of performance requirements . 23
Bibliography . 25
Table 1 – IEC standards concerning instruments for the detection of illicit trafficking of
radioactive material . 6
Table 2 – Standard test conditions . 12
Table A.1 – Summary of the most important performance requirements . 24
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RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION – ALARMING PERSONAL
RADIATION DEVICES (PRDs) FOR THE DETECTION OF ILLICIT
TRAFFICKING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62401 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 of IEC 62401, issued in 2007. It
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) changing some requirements:
– removal of the 2 levels of background levels (high and low) needed for the different
tests. Only one background level (laboratory) remains,
– the gamma alarm is tested using moving sources and not statically (6.2),
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– relative intrinsic error,
– over-range,
– detection of neutrons;
c) creating a uniform functionality test for all environmental, electromagnetic and mechanical
tests and a requirement for the coefficient of variation of each nominal mean reading;
d) reference to IEC 62706 for the environmental, electromagnetic and mechanical test
conditions.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
45B/881/FDIS 45B/888/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
stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to
the specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.
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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 in 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 – IEC standards concerning instruments for the detection
of illicit trafficking of radioactive material
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 Devices (SPRD) for detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material
Radiation protection instrumentation – Backpack-type radiation detector (BRD) for
62694
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
Radiation protection instrumentation – Highly sensitive hand-held instruments for
62533
hand-held
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 – ALARMING PERSONAL
RADIATION DEVICES (PRDs) FOR THE DETECTION OF ILLICIT
TRAFFICKING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
1 Scope
This document applies to alarming radiation detection instruments that are pocket-sized,
carried on the body and used to detect and indicate the presence and general magnitude of
gamma radiation fields. Neutron detection may also be provided.
Personal Radiation Devices (PRDs) alert the user to the presence of a source of radiation that
is distinctly above the measured average local background radiation level. They are not
intended to provide a measurement of the ambient or personal dose equivalent rate.
The object of this document is to describe design and functional criteria along with testing
methods for evaluating the performance of the PRDs used for detection of illicit trafficking of
radioactive material (e. g., for border radiation monitoring).
This document does not apply to the ambient or personal dose equivalent rate meters which
are covered in IEC 60846-1 or IEC 61526, respectively. If the manufacturer states that the
PRD can be used for radiation protection purposes, compliance with IEC 60846-1 or
IEC 61526 will be needed.
2 Normative references
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.
IEC 60050-395, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Part 395: Nuclear
instrumentation: Physical phenomena, basic concepts, instruments, systems, equipment and
detectors
IEC 60068-2-11, Basic environmental testing procedures – Part 2-11: Tests – Test Ka: Salt
mist
IEC 62706:2012, 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
3 Terms and definitions, abbreviated terms and symbols, quantities and units
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60050-395, as well
as the following, apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
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• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1.1
A-weighted sound level
frequency weighting of an acoustic spectrum according to a standardized frequency response
curve based on the frequency response of the human ear
3.1.2
accuracy
quality which characterizes the ability of a measuring instrument to provide an indicated value
close to a true value of the measurand
3.1.3
alarm
audible, visual, or other signal activated when the instrument reading exceeds a pre-set value
or falls outside of a pre-set range
3.1.4
background
radiation field in which there are no external sources present other than those in the natural
radiation field at the location of the measu
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