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DIN EN IEC 61031 VDE 0491-17:2023-04

Nuclear facilities

Instrumentation and control systems – Design, location and application criteria for installed area gamma radiation dose rate monitoring equipment for use during normal operation and anticipated operational occurrences

(IEC 61031:2020); German version EN IEC 61031:2022
Class/Status: Standard, valid
Released: 2023-04
VDE Art. No.: 0400589

This standard is one associated with a series of standards which cover post accident radiation monitors in nuclear power plants. Latter are comprised of the four parts of IEC 60951 series "Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation important to safety - Radiation monitoring for accident and post-accident conditions". IEC 61031 is intended to be used in conjunction with IEC 60532 "Radiation protection instrumentation - Installed dose rate meters, warning assemblies and monitors for X and gamma radiation of energy between 50 keV and 7 MeV".