Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : CHD 30
Document Number : CHD 30 ( 28675)
Document Title [English] : Measurement of Radioactivity - Alpha- Beta- and Photon Emitting Radionuclides - Reference Measurement Standard Specifications for the Calibration of Surface Contamination Monitors (Second Revision)
Document Title [Hindi] : रेडियोधर्मिता का मापन - अल्फा-, बीटा- और फोटॉन उत्सर्जक रेडियोन्यूक्लाइड - सतह संदूषण मॉनिटरों के अंशांकन के लिए संदर्भ मापन मानक विनिर्देश
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 2
ICS Code : 17.240
Date of Project Approval : 09-07-2025
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 16693 : 2018
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 16693 : 2018


Classification Details
Group : Chemicals, Plastics and their Products including packaging and Environment
Sub Group : Chemicals
Sub Sub Group : Radioactive Residue Test Methods
Aspects : Methods of tests
Risk : Low
Certification : Not Certifiable
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Department of Atomic Energy
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Identical under dual numbering
Identical/Equivalent Standards : ISO 8769 : 2020
Organization Type: ISO

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This document specifies the specifications for reference measurement standards used to calibrate surface contamination monitors that detect alpha-, beta-, and photon-emitting radionuclides. It ensures accuracy and consistency in measuring radioactive surface contamination. This document relates to alpha-emitters, beta-emitters, and photon emitters of maximum photon energy not greater than 1.5 MeV.
2 The following changes in the revision are as follows:
3 a) In order to maintain consistency with terms described in the International Vocabulary of Metrology or ISO/IEC 17025, “reference measurement standard”, “working measurement standard” and “transfer measurement device” were adopted respectively instead of a “reference source”, “working source” and “reference transfer instrument”.
4 b) 5.1 b): “a surface layer of thickness equal to the saturation layer thickness” was modified to “a surface layer of thickness equal to or less than the saturation layer thickness”.
5 c) 5.2.3 and 5.3.3: The statement of “minus its relative standard uncertainty” was removed.
6 d) 5.4.3: Requirement for the re-measurement of uniformity was added as follows; “In case that significant change not due to half-life is found on the re-calibration of surface emission rate, re measurement of uniformity is required.”

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1 08-09-2025 08-01-2026 08-02-2026 08-06-2026 Mr. PUSHPENDRA KUMAR 08-09-2025