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Radionuclide Laboratory
Measurement and Evaluation of Ionizing Radiations
Radionuclide Metrology Laboratory (LMRI-2)
Contact person: virginia de f. peyres medina
Objetives
The objective is tis to prepare, measure and calibrate alpha, beta and gamma emitter sources.
Subfacilities
- Alpha Pattern Laboratory
- Gamma Spectrometry and Coincidence Measurement Laboratory
- Liquid Scintillation Measurement Laboratory
Technical services provided
- Calibration for surface contamination (alpha, beta, gamma) monitoring with a 1-probe monitor, detection efficiency for 3 radionuclides (14C, 36Cl, 57Co, 60Co, 90Sr+90Y, 99Tc, 129I, 137Cs, 241Am, or natural U).
- Calibration for surface contamination (alpha, beta, gamma) monitoring with a 2-probe monitor, detection efficiency for 3 radionuclides (14C, 36Cl, 57Co, 60Co, 90Sr+90Y, 99Tc, 129I, 137Cs, 241Am, or natural U).
- Calibration for surface contamination (alpha, beta, gamma) monitoring with a 3-probe monitor, detection efficiency for 3 radionuclides (14C, 36Cl, 57Co, 60Co, 90Sr+90Y, 99Tc, 129I, 137Cs, 241Am, or natural U).
- Calibration for surface contamination (alpha, beta, gamma) monitoring with a 4-probe monitor, detection efficiency for 3 radionuclides (14C, 36Cl, 57Co, 60Co, 90Sr+90Y, 99Tc, 129I, 137Cs, 241Am, or natural U).
- Solid radioactive source, alpha emission reference, electrodeposited on a stainless steel disc (ø 25 mm), activity 10-200 Bq of 241Am.
- Solid radioactive source, triple alpha emission reference, electrodeposited on a stainless steel disc (ø 25 mm), activity 20-100 Bq of 233U+239Pu+241Am.
- Solid radioactive source, gamma emission reference, point source for detector calibration (encapsulated in 75 µm polyethylene, active area ø 3 mm approximately), activity 0.1-10 KBq, ensuring that the total activity does not exceed the exemption limit, wi
- Liquid radioactive source, alpha emission reference, encapsulated in a glass container, volume 1-3 ml, activity 14-28 Bq 232U, 14-28 Bq 238Pu, 50-1000 Bq 241Am, 30-300 Bq 243Am, 40-100 Bq 239+240Pu, 35-120 Bq 226Ra, 25-50 Bq 229Th, 25-50 Bq 242Pu.
- Liquid radioactive source, beta emission reference, encapsulated in a glass container, volume 2-5 ml, activity concentration 0.1-10 Bq/mg of 3H / 14C / 60Co / 63Ni / 90Sr+90Y. The total activity will not exceed the corresponding exemption value.
- Liquid radioactive source, gamma emission reference, in HCl solution, in a glass container, volume 5 ml, with 0.001-10 Bq/mg ensuring that the total activity does not exceed the exemption limit, with one radionuclide from the following list: 57Co / 60Co /
- Calibration for nuclear medicine, gamma emission, of activimeters, at the client’s facilities, for activity measurement of one radionuclide (99mTc, 18F, 131I) and one geometry, following the national protocol for the calibration and use of activimeters.
- Calibration for nuclear medicine, gamma emission, of activitimeters, at CIEMAT facilities, for activity measurement of one radionuclide (99mTc, 18F, 131I) and one geometry, following the national protocol for the calibration and use of activitimeters.
- Preliminary verification of status and operation.
- Duplicate of an already issued certificate, upon user request.
- Liquid radioactive source, gamma emission reference, CG2 cocktail, 2M HCl solution in a glass container, volume between 2.5-5 ml, in Bq/g, with a total activity between 50-100 kBq (exempt) of 241Am+109Cd+139Ce+57Co+60Co+137Cs+113Sn+88Y.
- Calibration in terms of activity concentration corresponding to 14C in a biogenic sample.