Radiation Metrology
The challenge
Radiation measurement, radiation protection equipment and non-destructive assay equipment plays a key role in a number of nuclear operations. Ensuring waste product specifications comply with Letter of Compliance and transport regulations provides confidence in the process.
Related Services
- Waste characterisation
- Waste minimisation
- Letters of Compliance and waste packaging
- Environmental assurance
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Stack sampling can give a clear demonstration of environmentally acceptable discharges and give early warning of process problems. Radiation and contamination monitoring is key to ensuring safe plant, and securing stakeholder confidence. Fulfilling an instrumentation intelligent customer role and meeting the requirements of UK and EC regulations is an essential part of nuclear operations.
Our capabilities
- Instrument selection for new and existing plant
- Reliability assessment
- Qualified person support under IRR1999
- Area radiation monitoring
- Process radiation monitoring
- Advice on waste assay including passive and active neutron monitoring systems
- Contamination in air and particulate monitoring
- Environmental monitoring including stack sampling and discharge recording
How you benefit
UKAEA has a broad range of experience, operating in a range of facilities working hand-in-hand with plant engineers, plant operators peer reviewers and safety case writers. An informed choice of assay equipment for your application can support your quality systems ensuring cost effective use of waste disposal routes and give warning of processing irregularities
- Ensure the procurement of fit for purpose equipment for both radiological protection and assay requirements
- Offer assistance as qualified persons for RPI demonstrating compliance with national and international best practice as well as the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999
- Offer technical advice on the maintenance and calibration of radiation measurement equipment
- Supply advice to facility RPAs and project teams in the selection of instrumentation and the appropriate operating parameters
- Offer advice on instrument operation, relevant training and interpretation of anomalous measurements
- Expert advice on Non Destructive Assay including process monitoring and waste streaming
