ASTM E1893-15(2021)
Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Portable Radiological Survey Instruments for Performing In Situ Radiological Assessments to Support Unrestricted Release from Further Regulatory Controls

Standard No.

ASTM E1893-15(2021)

Release Date

2021

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM E1893-15(2021)

Scope

1.1?This standard provides recommendations on the selection and use of portable instrumentation that is responsive to levels of radiation that are close to natural background. These instruments are employed to detect the presence of residual radioactivity that is at, or below, t

ASTM E1893-15(2021) Referenced Document

• ASTM C1000 Standard Test Method for Radiochemical Determination of Uranium Isotopes in Soil by Alpha Spectrometry
• ASTM C1133 Standard Test Method for Nondestructive Assay of Special Nuclear Material in Low Density Scrap and Waste by Segmented Passive Gamma-Ray Scanning
• ASTM C1215 Standard Guide for Preparing and Interpreting Precision and Bias Statements in Test Method Standards Used in the Nuclear Industry
• ASTM C998 Standard Practice for Sampling Surface Soil for Radionuclides
• ASTM C999 Standard Practice for Soil Sample Preparation for the Determination of Radionuclides
• ASTM E170 Standard Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry
• ASTM E181 Standard Test Methods for Detector Calibration and Analysis of Radionuclides
• ISO 4037-4 Radiological protection — X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy — Part 4: Calibration of area
• ISO 6980-2 Nuclear energy
• ISO 7503-1 Measurement of radioactivity — Measurement and evaluation of surface contamination — Part 1: General principles
• ISO 7503-2 Measurement of radioactivity - Measurement and evaluation of surface contamination - Part 2: Test method using wipe-test samples
• ISO 7503-3 Measurement of radioactivity — Measurement and evaluation of surface contamination — Part 3: Apparatus calibration
• ISO 8769 Measurement of radioactivity — Alpha-, beta- and photon emitting radionuclides — Reference measurement standard specifications for the calibration of surface contamination monitors
• ISO 8769-2 Reference sources for the calibration of surface contamination monitors - Part 2: Electrons of energy less than 0,15 MeV and photons of energy less than 1,5 MeV

ASTM E1893-15(2021) history

• 2021 ASTM E1893-15(2021) Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Portable Radiological Survey Instruments for Performing In Situ Radiological Assessments to Support Unrestricted Release from Further Regulatory Controls
• 2015 ASTM E1893-15 Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Portable Radiological Survey Instruments for Performing In Situ Radiological Assessments to Support Unrestricted Release from Further Regulatory Controls
• 2008 ASTM E1893-08a Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Portable Radiological Survey Instruments for Performing In Situ Radiological Assessments to Support Unrestricted Release from Further Regulatory Controls
• 2008 ASTM E1893-08 Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Portable Radiological Survey Instruments for Performing In Situ Radiological Assessments to Support Unrestricted Release from Further Regulatory Controls
• 1997 ASTM E1893-97(2003) Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Portable Radiological Survey Instruments for Performing In Situ Radiological Assessments in Support of Decommissioning
• 1997 ASTM E1893-97 Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Portable Radiological Survey Instruments for Performing In Situ Radiological Assessments in Support of Decommissioning