(Insert laboratory acronym, e.g. LNE-LNHB) Radionuclide Metrology

2018-2021 Progress Report and Work Plan

(information for ICRM members)

The programme at the (insert laboratory acronym) in the field of radionuclide metrology in the years 2018-2019 was on maintaining and developing the primary and secondary national standards for activity measurements and on the more general activities in the field of standardisation and quality-assurance in radioactivity measurements.

The (insert laboratory acronym) staff in 2019 were:

Scientists	Function
Head (of laboratory or group)
Primary activity standards
Secondary activity standards
Environmental studies
Liquid scintillation counting
Gamma spectrometry
Alpha spectrometry
Radon standards
Neutron standards
Source preparation/radiochemistry
…
Technicians
Primary activity standards
Secondary activity standards
Source preparation/radiochemistry
Radon standards
...

The main specific activities carried out at (insert laboratory acronym) in this field are summarised below.

Please indicate activities deemed important/relevant to the ICRM community. Insert laboratory name/acronym, lists of radionuclides, comparison exercises, and/or measurement techniques where appropriate.

Activity line	(insert laboratory acronym) Radionuclide Metrology 2018-2019 Progress report	(insert laboratory acronym) Radionuclide Metrology 2020-2021 Work plan
Development of primary standards, Improvement of measuring methods and instrumentation	Development of new primary standards: list of radionuclides Developments: list of others …	Development of new primary standards: list of radionuclides Developments: list of others European Projects: list of projects and involvement …
International comparisons	BIPM (Xx-123 ) Bilateral: list comparisons …	BIPM (Xx-123) BIPM CCRI(II) SIR Extension (Ni-63)  SIR (F-18, Tc- 99m, etc.) EURAMET (Cu-64) Bilateral: list comparisons …
Standardization of measurement methods	Characterization of IAEA reference materials ICRM WG comparisons Other measurements and investigations …	New detection methods New use of digital electronics or detectors Development of new systems …
National QA programmes and services	Preparation of radioactive standards (liquid solutions, point sources, reference materials) for external users. …	Calibration services Organisation of Proficiency Tests …
Membership in international and national organisations	ICRM committee membership BIPM/CCRI(II), IAEA, IEC, ISO, …	ICRM committee membership BIPM/CCRI(II), IAEA, IEC, ISO, …
Management and Organisation	European Projects: list of projects and WPs …	European Projects: list of projects …
Teaching activity	Lecture courses given Invited lectures	Lecture courses given Invited lectures
Quality system	Management of Quality System Improvements Developments	Management of Quality System Improvements Developments