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CEN/TS 17216

Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination of activity concentrations of radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40 in construction products using semiconductor gamma-ray spectrometry

active, Most Current
Organization: CEN
Publication Date: 1 October 2018
Status: active
Page Count: 40
ICS Code (Construction materials in general): 91.100.01
scope:

This document describes a test method for the determination of the activity concentrations of the radionuclides radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40 in construction products using semiconductor gamma-ray spectrometry.

This document describes sampling from a laboratory sample, sample preparation, and the sample measurement by semiconductor gamma-ray spectrometry. It includes background subtraction, energy and efficiency calibration, analysis of the spectrum, calculation of the activity concentrations with the associated uncertainties, the decision threshold and detection limit, and reporting of the results. The preparation of the laboratory sample from the initial product sample lies outside its scope and is described in product standards.

This document is intended to be non product-specific in scope, however, there are a limited number of product-specific elements such as the preparation of the laboratory sample and drying of the test portion. The method is applicable to samples from products consisting of single or multiple material components.

Document History

June 1, 2023
Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination of radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40 activity using gamma-ray spectrometry
This document describes a test method for the determination of the activity of the radionuclides radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40 in construction products using semiconductor gamma-ray...
CEN/TS 17216
October 1, 2018
Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination of activity concentrations of radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40 in construction products using semiconductor gamma-ray spectrometry
This document describes a test method for the determination of the activity concentrations of the radionuclides radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40 in construction products using semiconductor...

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