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The following questions concern requirements and industry
standards for set-up and operation of portable radiation detection equipment
calibration labs. I have been out of this area for about 5 years and
wanted to catch up on the industry standards and current practices.
Thanks for any information you can provide.
1. Are there any Agreement State or NRC requirements
for operating an instrument calibration lab (lab accreditation, lab manager
qualifications, etc) other than the requirement to license the radioactive
sources?
2. Do labs routinely participate in intercomparison
programs to ensure instruments calibrated at the facility are within acceptable
error ranges and what are the names of the businesses that provide the
intercomparison programs for portable instruments?
3. What is the current status of the laboratory
accreditation standard the Health Physics Society was working on back in the
early 1990's?
4. Is anyone currently dissatisfied with their
current instrument calibration service and why (accuracy problems, documentation
problems, slow turn-around time, costs, etc.)?
5. Is there a lab you would like to recommend
because you have received quality services?
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