Designation:C1592/C1592M−09StandardGuideforMakingQualityNondestructiveAssayMeasurements1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1592/C1592M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThisguideisacompendiumofQualityMeasurementPracticesforperformingmeasurementsofradioactivematerialusingnondestructiveassay(NDA)instruments.TheprimarypurposeoftheguideistoassistusersinarrivingatqualityNDAresults,thatis,resultsthatsatisfytheenduser’sneeds.Thisisaccomplishedbyprovidinganacceptableanduniformbasisforthecollection,analysis,comparison,andapplicationofdata.Therecommendationsarenotcompulsoryorprereq-uisitestoachievingqualityNDAmeasurements,butareconsideredcontributoryinmostareas.1.2ThisguideappliestotheuseofNDAinstrumentationforthemeasurementofnuclearmaterialsbytheobservationofspontaneousorstimulatednuclearradiations,includingphotons,neutrons,ortheflowofheat.Recommendedcalibration,operating,andassurancemethodsrepresentguid-ingprinciplesbasedoncurrentNDAtechnology.Thediversityofindustry-widenuclearmaterialsmeasurementapplicationsandinstrumentationprecludesdiscussionofspecificmeasure-mentsituations.Asaresult,compliancewithpracticesrecom-mendedinthisguidemustbebasedonathoroughunderstand-ingofcontributingvariablesandperformancerequirementsofthespecificmeasurementapplication.1.3Selectionofthebestinstrumentforagivenmeasure-mentapplicationandadviceontheuseofthisinstrumentmustbeprovidedbyaqualifiedNDAprofessionalfollowingguid-anceprovidedinGuideC1490.Thisguideistobeusedasareference,andtosupplementthecriticalthinking,professionalskill,expertjudgment,andexperimentaltestandverificationneededtoensurethattheinstrumentationandmethodshavebeenproperlyimplemented.1.4TheintendedaudienceforthisguideincludesbutisnotlimitedtoManagement,AuditorSupport,NDAQualifiedInstrume...
