Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 43, Issue 1, 010702(2025)

Uncertainty evaluation and analysis of gross α and gross β determination in new standard examination methods for drinking water

Yuhan XIE, Yuxin QIAN, Cen SHI, Liangliang YIN*, and Yanqin JI
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  • Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, China
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    Bsaed on the requirements of "Standard examination methods for drinking water — Part 13: Radiological indices" (GB/T 5750.13—2023) as well as domestic and foreign uncertainty assessment guidelines, this paper presents the uncertainty evaluation of gross α and gross β analyses in actual water samples. By analyzing the uncertainty sources, combining various uncertainty components, and calculating the expanded uncertainty, the contribution of each uncertainty component to the total uncertainty was discussed. The analysis results for the water sample are gross α: (1.01±0.14) Bq/L (k=2), gross β: (0.60±0.09) Bq/L (k=2). The uncertainty sources mainly originated from the net counting rate, counting efficiency, and chemical recovery, which account for 52.3%,19.8%,and 20.0% in gross α , respectively, and 59.9%, 19.0%, and 13.6% in gross β, respectively.

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    Yuhan XIE, Yuxin QIAN, Cen SHI, Liangliang YIN, Yanqin JI. Uncertainty evaluation and analysis of gross α and gross β determination in new standard examination methods for drinking water[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2025, 43(1): 010702

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    Category: RADIATION INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

    Received: Jun. 26, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 5, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 13, 2025

    The Author Email: YIN Liangliang (尹亮亮)

    DOI:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2024-0056

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