ECOTEST STORA-ABG RKS-01 User manual

RKS-01 “STORA-ABG”
RADIOMETER-DOSIMETER
Operating Manual

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ЗМІСТ
1 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION..................................................................................4
1.1 PURPOSE OF USE OF THE RADIOMETER ..........................................................................4
1.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................................5
1.3 DELIVERY KIT............................................................................................................19
1.4 DESIGN AND PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION .......................................................................24
1.5 LABELING AND SEALING.............................................................................................31
1.6 PACKING....................................................................................................................32
2 PROPER USE ...................................................................................................................33
2.1 OPERATING LIMITATIONS ...........................................................................................33
2.2 PREPARATION OF THE RADIOMETER FOR OPERATION...................................................33
2.3 USE OF THE RADIOMETER ...........................................................................................40
3 TECHNICAL MAINTЕNANCE ....................................................................................109
3.1 TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE OF THE RADIOMETER ......................................................109
3.2 VERIFICATION OF THE RADIOMETER .........................................................................113

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4 CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE .................................................................................... 123
5 PACKING CERTIFICATE................................................................................................... 124
6 WARRANTY........................................................................................................................ 125
7 REPAIR ................................................................................................................................ 126
8 STORAGE............................................................................................................................ 128
9 SHIPPING............................................................................................................................. 129
10 DISPOSAL.......................................................................................................................... 130
ДОДАТОК А .......................................................................................................................... 131
APPENDIX B.......................................................................................................................... 133
APPENDIX C.......................................................................................................................... 134
APPENDIX D.......................................................................................................................... 135
APPENDIX E .......................................................................................................................... 136
APPENDIX F........................................................................................................................... 142
APPENDIX G.......................................................................................................................... 144

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This operating manual (OM) is intended to inform the user about the
principle of operation of RKS-01 “STORA-ABG”radiometer-dosimeter, the
procedure for working with it and contains all the data necessary for full application
of its technical capabilities and its proper use.
The OM includes the following abbreviations and symbols:
DER - ambient dose equivalent rate.

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1 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
1.1 Purpose of use of the radiometer
RKS-01 “STORA-ABG”radiometer-dosimeter (hereinafter –the radiometer) is
intended for:
- measurement of ambient DER of gamma and X-ray radiation (hereinafter –
photon-ionizing radiation)
- measurement of surface beta-particles flux density
- measurement of surface activity of beta-emitting radionuclides
- measurement of surface alpha-particles flux density
- measurement of surface activity of alpha-emitting radionuclides
- display of pulse count rate from alpha, beta, gamma detector.
The radiometer is used for environmental research; as visual aids for educational
establishements; for radiometric and dosimetric control at industrial enterprises; to
monitor radiation purity of residential premises, buildings and structures, territories
adjacent to them, vehicles, household items, clothes, surface of soil on garden plots.

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1.2 Technical specifications
1.2.1 Key specifications and data are presented in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1 –Key specifications and data
Name
Unit of
measurement
Standardized values
according to specifications
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2
3
Measurement range of photon-ionizing radiation
DER
μSv/h
0,1 –100 000
Display range of photon-ionizing radiation DER
μSv/h
0,01 –100 000
Main relative permissible error limit when
measuring photon-ionizing radiation DER at
137Cs calibration with a confidence probability of
0.95
%
15+2/М,
where M is a
dimensionless value that
is numerically equal to
the DER value measured
in μSv/h

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Table 1.1 (continued)
1
2
3
Energy range of photon-ionizing radiation being registered
МеV
0,012 –3,00
Energy dependence of radiometer readings when measuring
photon-ionizing radiation DER relativeto 0.662 MeV (137Cs):
- in the energy range from0.012 to 0.040 MeV, not more:
-- in the energy range from 0.040 to 1.25 MeV,not more:
%
35
25
Anisotropy of the radiometer at gamma quantum incidence
at solid angle of ±60 relative to the main (perpendicular to
the back cover of the device marked with a "+" symbol)
direction of measurement, must be:
- for 137Cs and 60Co isotopes;
- for 241Am isotopes
Note. Anisotropy diagrams are given in Appendix A.
%
25
60

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Table 1.1 (continued)
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2
3
Measurementrange of surfacebeta-particles flux
density
part./(cm2 min)
5 –999 999
Display range of surface beta-particles flux
density
part./(cm2 min)
1 - 999 999
Measurement range of surface activity of beta-
emitting radionuclides
Bq/cm2
0,22 –9999
for
С0 1) source type
(90Sr/90Y)
Display range of surface activity of beta-
emitting radionuclides
Bq/cm2
0,01 - 9999

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Table 1.1 (continued)
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2
3
Main relative permissible error limit when
measuring surface beta-particles flux density in the
range from 5 part./(cm2 min) to
999 999 part./(cm2 min) at 90Sr/90Y calibration with
a confidence probability of 0.95
%
20+150/F,
where F is a dimensionless
value that is numerically
equal to the value of
surface beta-particles flux
density measured in
part./(cm2 min)
Main relative permissible error limit when
measuring surface activity of beta-emitting
radionuclides in the range from 0.22 Bq/cm2to
9999 Bq/cm2at 90Sr/90Y calibration with a
confidence probability of 0.95 from С0 source
type
%
20+10/А,
where А is a dimensionless
value that is numerically
equal to the value of
surface activity of beta-
emitting radionuclides
measured in Bq/cm2