Advancements in NORM metrology – Results and impact of the European joint research project MetroNORM

Franz Josef Maringer (1) , Andreas Baumgartner (2) , Francesco Cardellini (3) , Philippe Cassette (4) , Teresa Crespo (5) , Julian Dean (6) , Hannah Wiedner (1) , Jiři Hůlka (7) , Mikael Hult (8) , Simon Jerome (6) , Franz Kabrt (1) , Petr Kovář (9) , Cyrus Larijani (6) , Guillaume Lutter (8) , Maria Marouli (8) , Alexander Mauring (10) , Monika Mazánová (9) , Bogusław Michalik (11) , Nathalie Michielsen (12) , Virginia Peyrés (5) , Sylvie Pierre (4) , Roy Pöllänen (13) , Stefaan Pommé (8) , Mario Reis (14) , Michael Stietka , Laszlo Szucs (15) , Branko Vodenik (16)

1 BEV - Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying [Vienna]
2 BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien = University of Natural Resources and Life [Vienne, Autriche]
3 ENEA - Agenzia Nazionale per le nuove Tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile = Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
4 LNHB (CEA, LIST) - Laboratoire National Henri Becquerel (CEA, LIST)
5 CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
6 NPL - National Physical Laboratory [Teddington]
7 Statni Ustav Radiacni Ochrany
8 IRMM - JRC Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements [Geel]
9 CMI - Cesky Metrologicky Institut Brno
10 Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
11 Główny Instytut Górnictwa
12 IRSN/DSU/SERAC/LPMA - Laboratoire de Physique et de Métrologie des Aérosols
13 STUK - Säteilyturvakeskus [Suomi] = Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finland = Autorité de sûreté nucléaire et de radioprotection [Finlande]
14 Fluminense Federal University [Niterói]
15 MKEH - Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedelyezesi Hivatal
16 IJS - Jozef Stefan Institute [Ljubljana]

The results of the three years European Metrology Research Programme's (EMRP) joint research project 'Metrology for processing materials with high natural radioactivity' (MetroNORM) are presented. In this project, metrologically sound novel instruments and procedures for laboratory and in-situ NORM activity measurements have been developed. Additionally, standard reference materials and sources for traceable calibration and improved decay data of natural radionuclides have been established.

Mots clés: RADON; Natural radionuclides; NORM; Radionuclide metrology; In-situ alpha spectrometry; Decay data; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY; DETECTOR; EFFICIENCY

Domaines: Physique Nucléaire Expérimentale [nucl-ex]; Instrumentations et Détecteurs [physics.ins-det]

Franz Josef Maringer, Andreas Baumgartner, Francesco Cardellini, Philippe Cassette, Teresa Crespo, et al.. Advancements in NORM metrology – Results and impact of the European joint research project MetroNORM. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2017, 126, pp.273 - 278. ⟨10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.02.040⟩. ⟨hal-01879652⟩