Table of Contents

1. Overview
    1.1 Scope
    1.2 Purpose
    1.3 Special word usage
2. Relationship to other standards
3. Definitions
4. Program elements
    4.1 Type testing
    4.2 Acceptance testing
    4.3 Initial calibration
    4.4 Functional checks
    4.5 Maintenance and recalibration
    4.6 Performance tests
5. Air flow rate calibrations
6. Instrument calibrations
    6.1 Pre-calibration inspection
    6.2 As-found readings
    6.3 Electronic calibration
    6.4 Meters and chart recorders
    6.5 Background response verification
    6.6 Calibration of background subtraction
    6.7 Alarm circuit verification
    6.8 Radiological calibration
7. Additional calibration requirements for particulate
    and noble gas monitors
    7.1 Alpha and beta particulate monitors
    7.2 Keep-alive sources
    7.3 Noble gas monitors
8. Calibration for special conditions
9. Facilities, conditions, and equipment
    9.1 Calibration facility
    9.2 Test and calibration conditions
    9.3 Calibration standards
    9.4 Maintenance of standards
    9.5 Check sources
10. Documentation
    10.1 Facility documentation
    10.2 Instrument documentation
Annex A (informative) - Summary of a life-cycle approach to
                        instrument development and application
Annex B (informative) - Flow rate meter calibrations
Annex C (informative) - Bibliography

Abstract

Describes test and calibration requirements for air monitoring instruments used for detection and measurement of airborne radioactive substances. The appendices of this standard provide reference information.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Pages
ISBN
Committee	N42