American National Standard Specification and Performance of On-Site Instrumentation for Continuously Monitoring Radioactivity in Effluents, American National Standard

Installed instrumentation for measuring the quantity or rate, or both, of release of radionuclides in the effluent streams, and to provide documentation useful for scientific and legal purposes, is covered. Recommendations for the selection of instrumentation are provided. This standard applies to continuous monitors that measure normal releases, detect inadvertent releases, show general trends, and enunciate radiation levels that have exceeded predetermined values.