Laboratory intercomparison using certified reference material

Authors:

  • Angelica Hedman
  • Annika Tovedal
  • Henrik Ramebäck

Publish date: 2021-04-06

Report number: FOI-R--5139--SE

Pages: 24

Written in: Swedish

Keywords:

  • laboratory intercomparison
  • certified reference material
  • gamma spectrometry

Abstract

The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) has on behalf of the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM), arranged a laboratory intercomparison using a certified reference material, for radiochemistry / radiometry laboratories at Swedish nuclear facilities. The intercomparison included measurements of seven radionuclides in a certified reference material having activities traceable to the International System of Units (SI). The analysis method was gamma spectrometry and eight laboratories participated with measurements on a total of 47 detector systems. In this report, the results from the laboratory intercomparison are reported.