BS IEC 60951-1:2009

This standard BS IEC 60951-1:2009 Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation important to safety. Radiation monitoring for accident and post-accident conditions is classified in these ICS categories:

• 13.280 Radiation protection
• 17.240 Radiation measurements
• 27.120.20 Nuclear power plants. Safety

IEC 60951-1:2009 provides general guidance on the design principles and performance criteria for equipment to measure radiation and fluid (gaseous effluents or liquids) radioactivity levels at nuclear power plants during and after an accident. It specifies the general characteristics, general test procedures, radiation, electrical, safety and environmental characteristics and the identification and certification of the equipment. The main technical changes with regard to the previous edition are as follows:
- clarify the definitions;
- up-date the references to new standards published since the first edition;
- update the units of radiation.