ECOTEST STORA-TU RKS-01 User manual

RKS-01 “STORA-TU”
GAMMA, BETA RADIOMETER-DOSIMETER
Operating manual

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CONTENTS
1 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION..............................................................4
1.1 PURPOSE OF USE.......................................................................................4
1.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................5
1.3 DELIVERY KIT .......................................................................................15
1.4 DESIGN AND PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION..................................................17
1.5 LABELING AND SEALING ........................................................................22
1.6 PACKING ................................................................................................23
2 PROPER USE................................................................................................23
2.1 OPERATING LIMITATIONS.......................................................................23
2.2 PREPARATION OF THE RADIOMETER FOR OPERATION .............................24
2.3 USE OF THE RADIOMETER......................................................................28
3 TECHNICAL MAINTЕNANCE ..................................................................97
3.1 TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE OF THE RADIOMETER...................................97
3.2 VERIFICATION OF THE RADIOMETER.....................................................100

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4 CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE .......................................................... 111
5 PACKING CERTIFICATE ........................................................................ 112
6 WARRANTY ............................................................................................. 113
7 REPAIR ...................................................................................................... 114
8 STORAGE.................................................................................................. 116
9 SHIPPING .................................................................................................. 117
10 DISPOSAL ............................................................................................... 118
APPENDIX А................................................................................................ 119
APPENDIX B................................................................................................ 121
APPENDIX C................................................................................................ 122
APPENDIX D................................................................................................ 123
APPENDIX E ................................................................................................ 124
APPENDIX F ................................................................................................ 128
APPENDIX G................................................................................................ 130

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This operating manual (hereinafter referred to as the OM) is intended to
inform the user about the principles of operation and rules of application of the
RKS 01 “STORA-TU” gamma, beta radiometer-dosimeter. The manual contains all
information necessary for proper use of the radiometer and full realization of its
technical possibilities
The manual contains the following abbreviations and symbols:
DER - ambient dose equivalent rate.

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1 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
1.1 Purpose of use
The RKS-01 “STORA-TU” gamma, beta radiometer-dosimeter (hereinafter
referred to as the radiometer) is designed to measure ambient dose equivalent rate
(DER) of gamma and X-ray radiation (hereinafter called photon-ionizing radiation),
and surface beta-particles flux density.
The radiometer is used in ecology research; as visual aids for educational
establishments, for dosimetry and radiometry control at industrial enterprises;
apartment, building, and construction control, ground surface of infields and vehicles
control, personal radiation safety.

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1.2 Technical specifications
1.2.1 Key specifications are presented in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1 –Key specifications
Name
Unit of
measurement
Standardized values
according to technical
specifications
1 Measurement range of photon-ionizing
radiation DER
μSv/h
0.1 –999.9
2 Main relative permissible error limit of
photon-ionizing radiation DER
measurement with confidence probability
of 0.95
%
)10(H 2
15  
,
where
)(H 10


is a
numeric value of the
measured DER in
μSv/h

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Table 1.1 (continued)
Name
Unit of
measurement
Standardized
values
according to
technical
specifications
3 Energy range of registered photon-ionizing
radiation
MeV
0.05 –3.00
4 Energy dependence of the radiometer readings
at photon-ionizing radiation DER measurement in
the energy range of 0.05 to 3.00 MeV
%
from - 25
to +40
5 Anisotropy of the radiometer at gamma
quantum incidence at solid angle of 30oto 150o
relative to the main axis of the detector and from
the side of the main measurement direction for:
- 137Cs and 60Co isotopes;
- 241Am isotopes
%
25
60

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Table 1.1 (continued)
Name
Unit of
measurement
Standardized values
according to technical
specifications
6 Measurement range of surface
beta-particles flux density
part./(cm2 min)
5 - 105
7 Main relative permissible error
limit of beta-particles flux density
measurement with confidence
probability of 0.95
%


200 20
,
where
β
φ
is a numeric
value of the measured
surface beta-particles
flux density in
part./(cm2·min)

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Table 1.1 (continued)
Name
Unit of
measure-
ment
Standardized
values according
to technical
specifications
8 Energy range of registered beta-particles
MeV
0.5 –3.0
9 Time of the radiometer operating mode setting,
not more than
s
10
10 Battery life (two AAA batteries of 1200 mA·h
capacity) under + 20 оС temperature, natural
background radiation and switched off audio
signaling of registered gamma quanta and no
display backlight, not more than
h
1500
11 Unstable readings of the radiometer for 6 hours
of continuous operation, not more than
%
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