Importance of standardization for decommissioning JRP ENV54 MetroDecom 2 nd Workshop Ispra, Italy, 11-12 October 2016 Miroslav Voytchev, IRSN (France) Secretary of IEC/SC 45B and CENELEC/TC 45B Radiation Protection Instrumentation
Major standardization organisations Level Scope Electro-technologies All except electro-technologies and telecommunication International International Electrotechnical Commission International Organization for Standardization European European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization European Committee for Standardization National D 2
Standard A standard is a document, established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context. According to ISO/IEC Directives Adoption of IEC/ISO standards by any country, whether it is a member or not, is entirely voluntary. 3
IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission Founded in 1906 Prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. First IEC president: Sir William Thomson - Lord Kelvin National Committees (NC) 61 member countries 23 associated member countries Technical Committees (TC) and Sub-committees (SC) 177 TCs and SCs more than 700 WGs More information: http://www.iec.ch 4
IEC Technical Committees (TC) TC 1 Terminology TC 9 Electrical equipment and systems for railways TC 45 Nuclear instrumentation SC 45A Instrumentation of nuclear facilities SC 45B Radiation protection instrumentation TC 62 Electrical equipment in medical practice TC 86 Fibre optics TC 113 Nanotechnology standardization TC 114 Marine energy - Wave and tidal energy converters 5
IEC/SC 45B Radiation protection instrumentation Scope: To prepare standards that address instrumentation used for: the measurement of ionizing radiation in the workplace, to the public, and in the environment for radiation protection purposes illicit trafficking detection and identification of radionuclides radiation-based security screening Leadership Chairman: Peter Chiaro (ORNL, US), Secretary: Miroslav Voytchev (IRSN, France) Country membership Participating countries (P-members): 21 Observer countries (O-members): 14 More than 100 experts Testing laboratories Governmental agencies Manufacturers Users Standards and technical documents Published: 54, In development: 9 Liaisons with ISO, IAEA, ICRP, ICRU SC 45B standards are considered by CENELEC for adoption as EN 6
IEC/SC 45B Working Groups WG 5 - Measurement of Environmental Radiation WG 8 - Active pocket and portable dose (rate) meters and monitors and passive dosimetry systems WG 9 - Installed Equipment for Radiation and Activity Monitoring in Nuclear Facilities WG 10 - Radon and Radon Decay Products Measuring Instruments WG 15 - Illicit Trafficking Control Instrumentation using spectrometry, personal electronic dosimeter and portable dose rate instrumentation WG 16 - Contamination Meters and Monitors WG 17 - Security inspection systems using active interrogation with radiation PT 62957-1 - Semi-empirical Method for performance evaluation of Detection and Radionuclide identification 7
Dosemeters and ratemeters Passive dosemeters IEC/EN 62387 (2012/2016) - γ and β ISO 21909 (2005) - n Active dosemeters IEC 61526 (2010), EN 61526 (2013) γ, β and n Ratemeters IEC 60846-1 (2009), IEC 60846-2 (2007), EN 60846-1 (2014) γ and β IEC 61005 (2014), EN 61005 (2005) - n
Measurements of environmental radiation Environmental radiation monitors IEC 61017 (2015) - γ and X IEC 60861 (2006) liquid effluents Aerosols monitors IEC 61172 (1992), IEC/EN 60761 (2002) and IEC 61578 (1997) IEC 62303 (2008) - tritium 9
Contamination meters and monitors Portables IEC 60325 Ed. 3 (2002) - α and β IEC 62363 (2008), EN 62363 (2011) γ IEC 61563 Ed. 2 (rev.) γ in aliments Installed IEC 61098 Ed.2 (2003), EN 61098 (2007) 10
Instrumentation for detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive materials IEC 62327 (2006) RID IEC 62244 (2006) - Portiques IEC 62401 (2008) PRD IEC 62484 (2010) Portal spectro IEC 62533 (2010) High sensibility γ IEC 62534 (2010) High sensibility n IEC 62618 (2013) SPRD IEC 62694 (2014) BRD 11
Radon and radon daughter measuring instruments IEC 61577-1 Ed. 2 (2006) General IEC 61577-2 Ed. 2 (r2014) Rn IEC 61577-3 Ed. 2 (2011) Rn daughters IEC 61577-4 (2009) STAR 12
Installed equipment for radiation and activity monitoring in nuclear facilities IEC 60860 Ed. 2 (2014) Warning equipment for criticality accidents IEC 60532 Ed. 3 (2010) Installed monitors Congrès ATSR, 06/06/2014, St Raphaël 13
Security inspection systems using active interrogation with radiation IEC 62463 (2010) X-ray Systems for the screening of persons for security and the carrying of illicit items IEC 62523 (2010) Cargo/Vehicle radiographic inspection systems Congrès ATSR, 06/06/2014, St Raphaël 14
ISO / TC 85 Nuclear energy, nuclear technology and radiological protection Chairman : Secretary : ISO / TC 85 Hervé Maillart / EDF Guilhem Cuny / AFNOR WG 1 Terminology Convener Guillermina Coccoz WG 3 Dosimetry for radiation processing Convener John Logar WG 4 Management systems and conformity assessment Convener B-M. Nahon SC 2 Radiological Protection Chairman Alain Rannou/IRSN Secretary Laurence Thomas/ AFNOR SC 5 SC 6 Nuclear fuel cycle Reactor technology Chairman Mark Denton/ Sellafields Secretary Ky Hibberd/ Sellafields Chairman George Flanagan/ORNL Secretary John Fabian/ANS 11 WGs 5 WGs 3 WGs
Purpose of standards Conformity instrumentation evaluations standards exist to ensure equipment are ready for intended purpose Used by regulators References when drafting tenders and contracts Intercomparison programs 16
Benefits of standardization Strategic aspect 5 countries are the most active: US, DE, UK, FR and JP The cross and the equilibrium of interests of various types of bodies: regulators manufacturers users testing labs Introduction in the standards of new methods developed in your institutes and companies Rewarding work at the technical level Better knowing foreign partners and creating working links 17
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