ISO 18213-2:2007

Nuclear fuel technology — Tank calibration and volume determination for nuclear materials accountancy — Part 2: Data standardization for tank calibration

Scope

ISO 18213-2:2007 presents procedures for standardizing a set of calibration data to a fixed set of reference conditions so as to minimize the effect of variations in ambient conditions that occur during the measurement process. The procedures presented herein apply generally to measurements of liquid height and volume obtained for the purpose of calibrating a tank (i.e., calibrating a tank's measurement system). When used in connection with other parts of ISO 18213, these procedures apply specifically to tanks equipped with bubbler probe systems for measuring liquid content.
The standardization algorithms presented in ISO 18213-2:2007 can be profitably applied when only estimates of ambient conditions, such as temperature, are available. However, the most reliable results are obtained when relevant ambient conditions are measured for each measurement of volume and liquid height in a set of calibration data.