Environmental Radioactivity Proficiency Test Exercise
EPTIS factsheet 151652 | Last revision 2017-12-11 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts151652 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts151652
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| PT provider | National Physical Laboratory National Physical Laboratory | |||||||||
| Based in | United Kingdom | |||||||||
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| Product groups |
Nuclear applications
Reference materials |
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| Testing fields |
Calibration
Nuclear and radioactivity |
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| Aims of the PT scheme | ||||||||||
| Target group of participants | Environmental radioactivity measurement laboratories with no professional or geographical restrictions | |||||||||
| Linked to specific legislation / standards | No | |||||||||
| Additional, subsidiary aims | characterisation of reference materials | |||||||||
| Number of participants | 50 | |||||||||
| Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party |
Accredited by UKAS on the basis of ISO/CASCO 17043:2010 for part of the parameters No |
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| Operation is commissioned / requested by | Requested by environmental radioactivity measurement community | |||||||||
| Fees and frequency | ||||||||||
| Participation fee | In 2017, £250 participation fee plus £465 per sample plus delivery charges | |||||||||
| Regularly operated | Yes (Annual) | |||||||||
| Year of first operation | 1989 | |||||||||
| Contact details of the PT provider | ||||||||||
| Provider | Contact person | |||||||||
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National Physical Laboratory
Hampton Road TW11 0LW Teddington United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 20 8977 3222 Fax: Web: http://www.npl.co.uk http://www.npl.co.uk |
Dr Julian Dean
Phone: +44(0)208 943 6278 Fax: Email: julian.dean@npl.co.uk julian.dean@npl.co.uk |
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