• There are no items in your cart

ASTM C 757 : 2016 : R2021

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Standard Specification for Nuclear-Grade Plutonium Dioxide Powder for Light Water Reactors

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

22-10-2021

€49.35
Excluding VAT

Committee
C 26
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
4
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Current
Supersedes

1.1This specification covers nuclear grade PuO2 powder. It applies to PuO2 of various isotopic compositions as normally prepared by in-reactor neutron irradiation of natural or slightly enriched uranium or by in-reactor neutron irradiation of recycled plutonium mixed with uranium.

1.2There is no discussion of or provision for preventing criticality incidents, nor are health and safety requirements, the avoidance of hazards, or shipping precautions and controls discussed. Observance of this specification does not relieve the user of the obligation to be aware of and conform to all applicable international, national, or federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to possessing, shipping, processing, or using source or special nuclear material. For examples in the U.S. Government, relevant documents are Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10 Nuclear Safety Guide, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Report TID-70162, and “Handbook of Nuclear Safety”, H. K. Clark, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Report, DP-5322.

1.3The PuO2 shall be produced by a qualified process and in accordance with a quality assurance program approved by the user.

1.4The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.5This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.6This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM C 833 : 2017 Standard Specification for Sintered (Uranium-Plutonium) Dioxide Pellets for Light Water Reactors
ASTM C 1854 : 2017 Standard Test Method for Determination of Hydrogen (total from all sources) in Mixed Oxide ((U, Pu)O<inf>2</inf>) Sintered Pellets by the Inert Gas Fusion Technique Followed by Thermal Conductivity Measurement
ASTM C 1907 : 2021 Standard Practice for Preparation of Plutonium Materials by Pyrohydrolysis for Determination of Fluoride, Chloride, or Both
ASTM C 1637 : 2021 Standard Test Method for Determination of Impurities in Plutonium Materials—Acid Digestion and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS) Analysis
ASTM C 1672 : 2017 Standard Test Method for Determination of Uranium or Plutonium Isotopic Composition or Concentration by the Total Evaporation Method Using a Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer
ASTM C 1165 : 2017 Standard Test Method for Determining Plutonium by Controlled-Potential Coulometry in H<inf>2</inf>SO<inf>4</inf> at a Platinum Working Electrode
ASTM C 1307 : 2021 Standard Test Method for Plutonium Assay by Plutonium (III) Diode Array Spectrophotometry
ASTM C 697 : 2016 Standard Test Methods for Chemical, Mass Spectrometric, and Spectrochemical Analysis of Nuclear-Grade Plutonium Dioxide Powders and Pellets
ASTM C 1625 : 2019 Standard Test Method for Uranium and Plutonium Concentrations and Isotopic Abundances by Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry
ASTM C 1647 : 2020 Standard Practice for Removal of Uranium or Plutonium, or both, for Impurity Assay in Uranium or Plutonium Materials
ASTM C 1865 : 2018 Standard Test Method for The Determination of Carbon and Sulfur Content in Plutonium Oxide Powder by the Direct Combustion-Infrared Spectrophotometer
ASTM C 1168 : 2015 Standard Practice for Preparation and Dissolution of Plutonium Materials for Analysis
ASTM C 1432 : 2015 Standard Test Method for Determination of Impurities in Plutonium: Acid Dissolution, Ion Exchange Matrix Separation, and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopic (ICP/AES) Analysis
ASTM C 1853 : 2017 Standard Test Method for The Determination of Carbon (Total) Content in Mixed Oxide ((U, Pu)O<inf>2</inf>) Sintered Pellets by Direct Combustion-Infrared Detection Method
ASTM C 1817 : 2016 Standard Test Method for The Determination of the Oxygen to Metal (O/M) Ratio in Sintered Mixed Oxide ((U, Pu)O<inf>2</inf>) Pellets by Gravimetry

ASTM C 859 : 2023 Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
ASTM C 859 : 2014 : REV B Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
ASTM C 1295 : 2024 Standard Test Method for Gamma Energy Emission from Fission and Decay Products in Uranium Hexafluoride and Uranyl Nitrate Solution
ASTM C 859 : 2024 Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
ASTM B 243 : 2022 Standard Terminology of Powder Metallurgy
ASTM C 859 : 2022 Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
ASTM C 859 : 2022 : REV A Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
ASTM B 243 : 2020 Standard Terminology of Powder Metallurgy
ASTM B 243 : 2023 Standard Terminology of Powder Metallurgy
ASTM C 1295 : 2015 Standard Test Method for Gamma Energy Emission from Fission and Decay Products in Uranium Hexafluoride and Uranyl Nitrate Solution

Access your standards online with a subscription

Features

  • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.

  • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.

  • Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.