Table 5.
List of potential radionuclides from Table 4, the proposed technique for their measurement (γ, α, β - spectrometry or proportional counter, PC), the need of isolation before measurement (RI) and suitable volume (V in ml) and counting time (CT in minutes) to achieve the detection limit ( in Bq/l).
| RI | γ-S | α-S | β-S | PC | V (ml) | CT (m) | (Bq/l) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ag-108m | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.04 | ||||
| Ag-110m | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.07 | ||||
| Am-241 | X | X | 100 | 5000 | 0.002 | |||
| Am-243 | X | X | 100 | 5000 | 0.002 | |||
| Ba-133 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.05 | ||||
| Ba-140 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.3 | ||||
| C-14 | X | X | 100 | 300 | 0.1 | |||
| Ca-41 | X | X | 500 | 300 | 0.2 | |||
| Ce-141 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.2 | ||||
| Ce-143 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.2 | ||||
| Ce-144 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.5 | ||||
| Cl-36 | X | X | 60 | 300 | 0.3 | |||
| Cm-242 | X | X | 100 | 5000 | 0.002 | |||
| Cm-243 + 44 | X | X | 100 | 5000 | 0.002 | |||
| Co-57 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.06 | ||||
| Co-58 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.08 | ||||
| Co-60 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.05 | ||||
| Cr-51 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.3 | ||||
| Cs-134 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.1 | ||||
| Cs-135 (*) | ||||||||
| Cs-136 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.1 | ||||
| Cs-137 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.1 | ||||
| Eu-152 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.5 | ||||
| Eu-154 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.2 | ||||
| Fe-55 | X | X | 400 | 180 | 0.03 | |||
| Fe-59 | X | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.08 | |||
| H-3 | X | X | 25 | 1440 | 1 | |||
| I-129 | X | X | 2000 | 1000 | 0.01 | |||
| I-131 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.066 | ||||
| La-140 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.4 | ||||
| Mn-54 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.04 | ||||
| Mo-93 | X | X | 500 | 300 | 0.2 | |||
| Mo-99 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.1 | ||||
| Nb-93m | X | X | 100 | 1440 | 4 | |||
| Nb-94 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.09 | ||||
| Nb-95 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.09 | ||||
| Ni-59 | X | X | 400 | 180 | 0.03 | |||
| Ni-63 | X | 400 | 180 | 0.03 | ||||
| Np-237 | X | X | 100 | 5000 | 0.005 | |||
| Np-239 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.3 | ||||
| P-32 | X | X | 500 | 100 | 0.15 | |||
| Pm-147 (*) | ||||||||
| Pu-238 | X | X | 100 | 5000 | 0.002 | |||
| Pu-239 + 40 | X | X | 100 | 5000 | 0.002 | |||
| Pu-241 | X | X | 100 | 3000 | 0.2 | |||
| Sb-125 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.4 | ||||
| Sn-126 | X | X | 500 | 1590 | 0.30 | |||
| Sr-89 | X | X | 250 | 1000 | 0.03 | |||
| Sr-90 | X | X | 250 | 1000 | 0.02 | |||
| Ru-103 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.2 | ||||
| Ru-106 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.7 | ||||
| Ta-182 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.3 | ||||
| Tc-99 | X | X | 500 | 360 | 0.015 | |||
| Te-131m | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.5 | ||||
| Te-132 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.09 | ||||
| U-232 | X | X | 50 | 5000 | 0.004 | |||
| U-233 | X | X | 50 | 5000 | 0.004 | |||
| U-234 | X | X | 50 | 5000 | 0.004 | |||
| U-235 | X | X | 50 | 5000 | 0.004 | |||
| U-236 | X | X | 50 | 5000 | 0.004 | |||
| U-238 | X | X | 50 | 5000 | 0.004 | |||
| Y-91 | X | X | 250 | 1000 | 0.03 | |||
| Zn-65 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.2 | ||||
| Zr-95 | X | 500 | 1440 | 0.2 |
NOTE: (*) Not evaluable by any of the proposed techniques.