Accreditation
The analyses frequently carried out by Radioanalytical Services are: gross alpha activity; gross beta activity; potassium-40; radium-226; radium-228; tritium; radon-222 and lead-210 in environmental samples, caesium-134, caesium-137 and ruthenium-103 in food samples.
This facility complies with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. Our NATA accreditation number is 14442. Please refer to the NATA website for the full list of accredited services.
Below is a full list of the services we provide:
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverages | Foods | Caesium-134, Caesium-137 and Ruthenium-103 | High resolution gamma spectrometry |
Major equipment
- Thirty six Canberra high resolution alpha spectrometer measurement chambers
- Two Canberra Tennelec 5XLB gas flow proportional counters
- Quantulus liquid scintillation counter
- Hidex liquid scintillation counter
- Six high resolution gamma-ray spectrometers (20 – 54% relative efficiencies)
- Varian SpectrAA 55B atomic absorption spectrometer
- Milestone microwave digestion system, Ethos Pro
- Thermoline CO2 Incubator
- Freeze dryer
- Claisse LeNeo Fluxer
