Abstract
Kauri wood, a sub-fossil wood from New Zealand (which had previously been used in an IAEA exercise, IAEA-C4, in 1990), was considered to be an important sample to include in FIRI because it provided a link to previous exercises, was available in sufficient quantity, and was a “close to background” organic sample. IAEA-C4 had previously been criticized since it was believed that in its milling, some contamination had been introduced, so that a replacement sample would prove useful. The Kauri wood has a very low 14C activity and, as such, is very sensitive to even small amounts of contaminant carbon. Such low-activity samples give a true test for the laboratory procedures since pretreatment and laboratory background definition become critical.
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