The Dutch norm for the determination of natural radioactivity levels in construction materials applied to concrete samples

W. van Dijk

doi:10.1023/a:1013226006398

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volume/Issue:: Volume 249: Issue 1

The Dutch norm for the determination of natural radioactivity levels in construction materials applied to concrete samples

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W. van Dijk

W. van Dijk NRG Radiation & Environment P.O.Box 9034 6800 ES Arnhem The Netherlands

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Pages:: 177–180

Online Publication Date:: 29 Oct 2004

Publication Date:: 01 Jul 2001

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1013226006398

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Abstract

In the near future, Dutch legislation will set an upper limit for thenatural radiation exposure of inhabitants in newly built houses. Therefore,it is necessary to have standardized procedures available for the determinationof the radon exhalation rate of and the activity levels in construction materials.In this paper we describe a method for determination of activity levels inconstruction materials. This method comprises radionuclide-specific calibrationof Marinelli-beaker geometries with a range of material densities. This standardmethod was validated in a round-robin involving 6 laboratories, organizedby two of the authors (M.B. and H.J.G.) of this paper. In this paper, resultsobtained according to the norm are compared with results obtained at IRI witha more elegant but possibly less robust method.

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