Recent Progress in Radon Metrology at IFIN-HH, Romania
The practical implementation of the European Council Directive no. 2013/59/EURATOM in Romania requires reliable indoor measurements of the radon (<sup>222</sup>Rn) activity concentration in air. In Romania, several Testing Laboratories were designated for radon activity and/or radon acti...
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| author | Aurelian Luca Ileana Rădulescu Mihail-Răzvan Ioan Viorel Fugaru Constantin Teodorescu Cătălina Barna Cătălin Stelian Tuță Cornel Liviu Tugulan Andrei Antohe Ioana Lalău Cătălina Cîmpeanu Cristian Postolache |
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| description | The practical implementation of the European Council Directive no. 2013/59/EURATOM in Romania requires reliable indoor measurements of the radon (<sup>222</sup>Rn) activity concentration in air. In Romania, several Testing Laboratories were designated for radon activity and/or radon activity concentration in air measurements by the Romanian National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN). The calibration of the instruments used for indoor radon activity concentration measurements is very important. IFIN-HH, through its Ionizing Radiation Metrology Laboratory (LMRI), performed advanced research in the field of radon metrology, using radon standard sources prepared by LMRI, its radon chamber facility and a new reference radon monitor. The most recent results are described in this article. The radon chamber facility from IFIN-HH was technically improved, and new equipment and methods were set up and tested in order to provide new calibration services for customers. Additionally, calibration of the radon monitors was performed, as well as of the systems with solid-state nuclear track detectors, used for radon in air activity concentration measurements. IFIN-HH/LMRI obtained the CNCAN designation as Calibration Laboratory for installations measuring the radon activity concentration in air. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-efd809a866184975b460aad3c52ed7a52023-11-24T00:25:37ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332022-02-0113336310.3390/atmos13030363Recent Progress in Radon Metrology at IFIN-HH, RomaniaAurelian Luca0Ileana Rădulescu1Mihail-Răzvan Ioan2Viorel Fugaru3Constantin Teodorescu4Cătălina Barna5Cătălin Stelian Tuță6Cornel Liviu Tugulan7Andrei Antohe8Ioana Lalău9Cătălina Cîmpeanu10Cristian Postolache11Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 30 Reactorului St., P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaThe practical implementation of the European Council Directive no. 2013/59/EURATOM in Romania requires reliable indoor measurements of the radon (<sup>222</sup>Rn) activity concentration in air. In Romania, several Testing Laboratories were designated for radon activity and/or radon activity concentration in air measurements by the Romanian National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN). The calibration of the instruments used for indoor radon activity concentration measurements is very important. IFIN-HH, through its Ionizing Radiation Metrology Laboratory (LMRI), performed advanced research in the field of radon metrology, using radon standard sources prepared by LMRI, its radon chamber facility and a new reference radon monitor. The most recent results are described in this article. The radon chamber facility from IFIN-HH was technically improved, and new equipment and methods were set up and tested in order to provide new calibration services for customers. Additionally, calibration of the radon monitors was performed, as well as of the systems with solid-state nuclear track detectors, used for radon in air activity concentration measurements. IFIN-HH/LMRI obtained the CNCAN designation as Calibration Laboratory for installations measuring the radon activity concentration in air.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/3/363radon (<sup>222</sup>Rn)Ionizing Radiation Metrologycalibration methodactivity concentrationradon monitorsolid-state nuclear track detector |
| spellingShingle | Aurelian Luca Ileana Rădulescu Mihail-Răzvan Ioan Viorel Fugaru Constantin Teodorescu Cătălina Barna Cătălin Stelian Tuță Cornel Liviu Tugulan Andrei Antohe Ioana Lalău Cătălina Cîmpeanu Cristian Postolache Recent Progress in Radon Metrology at IFIN-HH, Romania Atmosphere radon (<sup>222</sup>Rn) Ionizing Radiation Metrology calibration method activity concentration radon monitor solid-state nuclear track detector |
| title | Recent Progress in Radon Metrology at IFIN-HH, Romania |
| title_full | Recent Progress in Radon Metrology at IFIN-HH, Romania |
| title_fullStr | Recent Progress in Radon Metrology at IFIN-HH, Romania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Progress in Radon Metrology at IFIN-HH, Romania |
| title_short | Recent Progress in Radon Metrology at IFIN-HH, Romania |
| title_sort | recent progress in radon metrology at ifin hh romania |
| topic | radon (<sup>222</sup>Rn) Ionizing Radiation Metrology calibration method activity concentration radon monitor solid-state nuclear track detector |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/3/363 |
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