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Council Directive 2013/59/EuratomShow full title

Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom

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ANNEX III Activity values defining high-activity sealed sources as referred to in point (43) of Article 4

For radionuclides not listed in the table below, the relevant activity is identical to the D-value defined in the IAEA publication Dangerous quantities of radioactive material (D-values), (EPR-D-VALUES 2006).

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The activity given is that of the alpha-emitting radionuclide

RadionuclideActivity (TBq)
Am-2416 × 10–2
Am-241/Be-9a6 × 10–2
Cf-2522 × 10–2
Cm-2445 × 10–2
Co-603 × 10–2
Cs-1371 × 10–1
Gd-1531 × 100
Ir-1928 × 10–2
Pm-1474 × 101
Pu-2386 × 10–2
Pu-239/Be-9a6 × 10–2
Ra-2264 × 10–2
Se-752 × 10–1
Sr-90 (Y-90)1 × 100
Tm-1702 × 101
Yb-1693 × 10–1

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