WIXLIB

Eckert & Ziegler Reference & Calibration SourcesProduct Informationuncoatedpantone 193ucoated

Table of ContentsEckert & Ziegler Reference & Calibration Sources Product InformationGeneral Information3Contact3Licensing3Returns Policy3Quality Assurance4Methods of Calibration5Traceability5Special IsotopesStandard & Radionuclide Solutions610Multinuclide Standards18Large Volume Calibration Standards30Alpha Particle Standards34Beta Particle Standards40Gamma and X-Ray Standards44Planar Calibration Standards54Sources for Research Applications66Additional Information72Leak Test Information72Curie/SI Conversion Tables73ANSI/ISO Classifications74Alpha Decay Nuclide Data76Beta Decay Nuclide Data77Gamma Decay Nuclide Data78Packaging & Shipping Containers80Terms and Conditions81Notes82R&C2007v1.0

General InformationContactExempt QuantitiesEckert & ZieglerIsotope Products24937 Avenue TibbittsValencia, CA 91355 USAPhone: (661) 309-1010Fax:(661) 257-8303Email:ipl@ezag.comWeb:www.ezag.comSmall amounts of some byproductmaterial may be purchased without aspecific license per Nuclear RegulatoryCommission (NRC) regulations10CFR30.18 and 10CFR30.71 ScheduleB or the equivalent Agreement Stateregulations. Sources purchased asexempt quantities must be catalogitems. Up to ten license exemptradioactive standards or sourcesmay be shipped at one time. NRCregulations prohibit the furtherincorporation or use of license exemptsources in a manufactured deviceintended for further distribution.Contact the NRC or appropriate stateagency for information on the use orpossession of license exempt sources.Mail payments to:24937 Avenue TibbittsValencia, CA 91355Invoice Questions: (661) 309-1010Licensing RequirementsIt is Company policy to requirewritten verification of the customer’sAgreement State or NRC radioactivematerials license for all items. Noorders will be processed withouta copy of the customer’s licenseon file at Eckert & Ziegler IsotopeProducts (EZIP). This may be eithera copy of the applicable portion ofthe license or a signed document oncompany letterhead stating that thecustomer’s license (include licensenumber) authorizes possession ofthe desired items in the form andquantity described on the purchaseorder. Compliance with applicablelocal, state and federal regulationsconcerning procurement andpossession of radioactive materials isthe responsibility of the customer.3Returns PolicyDue to the nature of our products,all sales are final and no itemscan be returned for credit unlessthe customer has demonstratedthat the product does not meetspecifications. Such a claim mustbe made, and the source returnedto EZIP, within 60 days after receiptof the shipment. NOTE: Beforeany return is made, EZIP must benotified so that a return authorizationnumber can be assigned and propershipping arrangements can be made.Shipments returned without a properauthorization number may be refusedupon delivery.Full credit will be given for sourcesthat are found not to meetspecifications as long as the sourceis returned to EZIP within the 60-dayperiod mentioned above. EZIP willpay the return freight for the source,and the freight on the replacement.Sources reported and returned afterthe 60-day period will not be givencredit, nor will EZIP pay for the returnfreight.In the case that the customer orderedthe incorrect part the following willapply:n The customer will have 30 daysto request a replacement source.There will be a restocking feecharged for the original source. Ifthe customer calls between 30 and60 days, only 50% credit will begiven for the original source.n After a 60-day period, no credit willbe given.n In all instances freight charges arethe responsibility of the customer.In the event that the sources arebeing returned from an overseaslocation, the shipment must besent with DDP (Delivery Duty Paid)terms so that the customer is billedfor all fees.R&C2007v1.0

General InformationQuality AssuranceEZIP maintains a comprehensiveQuality Assurance program basedon a number of industry recognizedstandards and regulations ensuringthe production of consistently highvalue quality products.EZIP’s quality system is registeredto ISO 9001/EN46001 and followsthe regulations set forth in NRCRegulatory Guide 4.1.5 and 10CFRAppendix B, the required directive forthe Nuclear Power Utilities and theirsuppliers.For the quality-control testing ofcustom-geometry gamma-raystandards, Eckert & Ziegler IsotopeProducts maintains a current databaseincluding efficiencies from more than40,000 individual standards in over600 geometries. This data collectionalso allows Eckert & Ziegler IsotopeProducts to assist its customers inmaking informed decisions whenchoosing geometries and optimumactivities for calibrating detectors.These services are included as partof the package when purchasingstandards from EZIP. All of ourresources are available to assist youwith your purchase. These are thereasons we say “Our Universe isCalibration” and why we believe itmakes a difference to our customers.We invite you to visit our universeand investigate how we can meetyour calibration needs.EZIP manufactures a wide range ofnuclear medicine devices that bearthe CE Mark. Please note that theseitems are not offered in this catalog.Please request a Nuclear Medicinecatalog from our customer servicedepartment for a full listing of ourCE Marked products. This indicatestheir conformity to the provisionsof Council Directive 93/42/EECAnnex II and enables them to bedistributed freely within the EuropeanCommunity. All issues regarding anyEZIP CE Marked sources in Europeare handled and reported by EZIP’sEuropean representative which canbe contacted as follows:BEBIG Isotopen- undMedizintechnik GmbHRobert-Rössle-Straße 10D-13125 Berlinwww.bebig.dePhone: 49 (0) 30 94 10 84 - 0Fax: 49 (0) 30 94 10 84 - 240Product ChangesNew product and methoddevelopment is a continuing processat EZIP. Catalog specificationsnotwithstanding, we reserve theright to change production methodsor fabrication techniques which donot diminish the performance ofthe product.Please contact customer support forproduct options or configurations thatyou may want that are not explicitlystated in this catalog. EZIP also offersengineering support to design ordevelop custom sources for yourspecific radiological needs.AvailabilitySince EZIP manufactures a large varietyof products with many options, onlya small inventory of certain finishedproducts is maintained. Most itemscan be shipped within thirty toforty-five days after receipt of theorder. Please contact the sales orderdepartment for more informationregarding the availability of a certainproduct or nuclide.Terms, Conditions and WarrantyOur payment terms are net 30 daysfrom date of shipment, delays inmailing of invoice notwithstanding.All payments are to be made in U.S.Dollars. A 700 documentary collectionhandling charge will be assessed to allorders involving a documentary letterof credit or draft for collection. A 50handling fee will be charged for allorders involving prepayment via wiretransfer of funds. All new accounts mustsubmit banking information and threereferences for credit review. Please allowthree days to verify your credit status.See page 81 for complete termsand conditions.4R&C2007v1.0

Methods of CalibrationEZIP participates in the RadioactivityMeasurements Assurance Program(MAP) conducted by the NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology(NIST) in cooperation with the NuclearEnergy Institute (NEI).In this program NIST provides blindsamples which are assayed by EZIP,with the results sent to NIST. NIST thenreports back to EZIP the differencebetween the NIST calibrated value andthe EZIP calibrated value. In addition,EZIP routinely sends finished productsto NIST for product verification andcalibration. Over the years, EZIP hasmaintained a high degree of precisionand accuracy with NIST. Traceability isestablished and maintained throughthis cross-calibration process.EZIP is also accredited through DKD(a globally recognized calibrationaccreditation agency) with theGerman National Laboratory (PTB) tooffer DKD accredited calibrations fora large number of nuclides that EZIPregularly handles in its manufacturingfacilities. Please contact customerservice for availability of DKDaccredited certification for yoursources.5A certificate of calibration is providedfor each traceable source as eitherNIST or DKD. The certificate providesa statement of traceability, a completedescription of the physical andnuclear characteristics of the source, adescription of the calibration methodand quantitative identification ofdetected impurities. Activities aregiven in the Curie and SI systems.Sources are manufactured withcontained activity values of /-15%of the requested activity value unlessotherwise noted in the catalog. Allelectroplated sources have a toleranceof /-30% of the total containedactivity.The uncertainty value of themeasured activity for a NIST traceablecalibration can be as low as /3% at the 99% confidence level(k 2.58), and is no greater than /-5% unless otherwise noted inthe catalog. The uncertainty valueof the measured activity for a DKDaccredited calibration is typically 3– 3.5% at the 95% confidence level(k 2) for those nuclides in EZIP’sDKD Scope of Accreditation. Pleasecontact customer service regardingthe specific measurement uncertaintylimit for each nuclide.EZIP maintains a variety of state-ofthe-art detector systems to calibratesources and to check for impurities.The calibration equipment is checkeddaily using NIST traceable standardsand stability is further ensured bymaintaining the instrumentation ina carefully controlled environment.All assay equipment and techniquesare verified through MAP on an ongoing basis.Sources are either calibrated directlyagainst NIST standards or by usingNIST traceable assay equipment andtechniques.TraceabilityEckert & Ziegler Isotope Productsis committed to ensuring thetraceability of its radionuclidecalibration standards. For more thantwenty-five years Eckert & ZieglerIsotope Products has participated inMeasurements Assurance Programs(MAPs) with the National Instituteof Standards and Technology (NIST)and has successfully completedover 1800 individual measurementson 40 different radionuclides.EZIP's participation in the NIST/Nuclear Energy Institute (NIST/NEI)Measurements Assurance Program forthe Nuclear Power Industry satisfiesthe requirements of the United States’Nuclear Regulatory Commission’sRegulatory Guide 4.15, Revision 1,1979, and ANSI N42.22-1995 AmericanNational Standard – Traceability ofRadioactive Sources to the NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology(NIST) and Associated InstrumentQuality Control.Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products is anactive participant with the AmericanNational Standards Institute (ANSI)subcommittee on radioactivitymeasurements. EZIP's personnel haveassisted in the writing of the standardon traceability (ANSI N42.22) and areassisting in the development of anaccreditation program for standardssuppliers.Half-Life UncertaintiesThe half-lives for each nuclidementioned in the EZIP StandardsCatalog are listed along with theiruncertainties and the reference fromwhich these values were taken onpages 76–79 of the catalog. In allother sections of the catalog wherehalf-lives are stated, the uncertaintieshave been omitted.Photon Emissions Usedin Source CalibrationA listing of the principal emissionsare listed for every nuclide in all theindividual sections of this productcatalog. The specific values usedin the calibration of the sourcesare listed for each nuclide on pages76–79.R&C2007v1.0

Special Isotopes