BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12681:2003Founding—RadiographicexaminationTheEuropeanStandardEN12681:2003hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS77.040.20 CopyrightBritishStandardsInstitutionReproducedbyIHSunderlicensewithBSI-UncontrolledCopyNotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--``````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---BSEN12681:2003ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon4February2003©BSI4February2003ISBN0580412016NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN12681:2003.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/NFE/9,Foundrytechnology,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to22,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsCopyrightBritishStandardsInstitutionReproducedbyIHSunderlicensewithBSI-UncontrolledCopyNotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--``````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN12681January2003ICS77.040.20EnglishversionFounding-RadiographicexaminationFonderie-ContrôleparradiographieGießereiwesen-DurchstrahlungsprüfungThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon21November2002.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2003CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN12681:2003ECopyrightBritishStandardsInstitutionReproducedbyIHSunderlicensewithBSI-UncontrolledCopyNotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--``````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---EN12681:2003(E)2ContentspageForeword......................................................................................................................................................................3Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................41Scope..............................................................................................................................................................52Normativereferences....................................................................................................................................53Termsanddefinitions....................................................................................................................................64General............................................................................................................................................................64.1Protectionagainstionizingradiations.........................................................................................................64.2Generalrequirements....................................................................................................................................64.3Agreements....................................................................................................................................................64.4Personnelqualification...................................................................