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ASTM C 759 : 2018

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Standard Test Methods for Chemical, Mass Spectrometric, Spectrochemical, Nuclear, and Radiochemical Analysis of Nuclear-Grade Plutonium Nitrate Solutions

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01-09-2018

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1.1These test methods cover procedures for the chemical, mass spectrometric, spectrochemical, nuclear, and radiochemical analysis of nuclear-grade plutonium nitrate solutions to determine compliance with specifications.

Committee
C 26
DocumentType
Test Method
Pages
18
ProductNote
THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS ASTMC1108, ASTM C 1156, ASTM C1165, ASTM C 1297, ASTM C 1415
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Current
Supersedes

1.1These test methods cover procedures for the chemical, mass spectrometric, spectrochemical, nuclear, and radiochemical analysis of nuclear-grade plutonium nitrate solutions to determine compliance with specifications.

1.2The analytical procedures appear in the following order:

Sections

Plutonium by Controlled-Potential Coulometry

2

Plutonium by Amperometric Titration with Iron(II)

2

Plutonium by Diode Array Spectrophotometry

Free Acid by Titration in an Oxalate Solution

8 to 15

Free Acid by Iodate Precipitation-Potentiometric Titration
  Test Method

16 to 22

Uranium by Arsenazo I Spectrophotometric Test Method

23 to 33

Thorium by Thorin Spectrophotometric Test Method

34 to 42

Iron by 1,10-Phenanthroline Spectrophotometric Test Method

43 to 50

Impurities by ICP-AES

Chloride by Thiocyanate Spectrophotometric Test Method

51 to 58

Fluoride by Distillation-Spectrophotometric Test Method

59 to 66

Sulfate by Barium Sulfate Turbidimetric Test Method

67 to 74

Isotopic Composition by Mass Spectrometry

75 to 76

Plutonium-238 Isotopic Abundance by Alpha Spectrometry

Americium-241 by Extraction and Gamma Counting

77 to 85

Americium-241 by Gamma Counting

86 to 94

Gamma-Emitting Fission Products, Uranium, and Thorium by Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy

94 to 102

Rare Earths by Copper Spark Spectrochemical Test Method

103 to 105

Tungsten, Niobium (Columbium), and Tantalum by Spectro-
 chemical Test Method

106 to 114

Sample Preparation for Spectrographic Analysis for General
 Impurities

115 to 118

1.3The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

1.4This 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. For specific safeguard and safety hazard statements, see Section 6.

1.5This 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 1206 : 2002 : R2010 Standard Test Method for Plutonium by Iron (II)/Chromium (VI) Amperometric Titration (Withdrawn 2015)
ASTM C 1165 : 2023 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 1009 : 2013 : REV A Standard Guide for Establishing and Maintaining a Quality Assurance Program for Analytical Laboratories Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 1307 : 2015 Standard Test Method for Plutonium Assay by Plutonium (III) Diode Array Spectrophotometry
ASTM C 1415 : 2001 Standard Test Method for <sup>238</sup>Pu Isotopic Abundance by Alpha Spectrometry
ASTM C 1108 : 2023 Standard Test Method for Plutonium by Controlled-Potential Coulometry
ASTM C 859 : 2023 Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
ASTM C 1210 : 2018 Standard Guide for Establishing a Measurement System Quality Control Program for Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 1415 : 1999 Standard Test Method for <sup>238</sup>Pu Isotopic Abundance by Alpha Spectrometry
ASTM C 859 : 2014 : REV B Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
ASTM C 859 : 2024 Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
ASTM C 1128 : 2018 Standard Guide for Preparation of Working Reference Materials for Use in Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM D 1193 : 1977 : R1983 : EDT 1 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
ASTM C 1206 : 1991 : R1996 Standard Test Method for Plutonium by Iron (II)/Chromium (VI) Amperometric Titration
ASTM C 1268 : 1994 : R2008 Standard Test Method for Quantitative Determination of Americium 241 in Plutonium by Gamma-Ray Spectrometry
ASTM C 1268 : 2015 Standard Test Method for Quantitative Determination of <sup>241</sup>Am in Plutonium by Gamma-Ray Spectrometry
ASTM C 1009 : 1996 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Establishing a Quality Assurance Program for Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Within the Nuclear Industry (Withdrawn 2005)
ASTM C 1235 : 1999 Standard Test Method for Plutonium by Titanium(III)/Cerium(IV) Titration (Withdrawn 2005)
ASTM C 1210 : 1996 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Establishing a Measurement System Quality Control Program for Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Within the Nuclear Industry (Withdrawn 2005)
ASTM C 1210 : 2021 Standard Guide for Establishing a Measurement System Quality Control Program for Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Within Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 1165 : 1990 : R2005 Standard Test Method for Determining Plutonium by Controlled-Potential Coulometry in H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> at a Platinum Working Electrode
ASTM C 1128 : 1995 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Preparation of Working Reference Materials for Use in the Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM C 1068 : 1996 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Qualification of Measurement Methods by a Laboratory Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 1165 : 2022 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 1108 : 2017 Standard Test Method for Plutonium by Controlled-Potential Coulometry
ASTM C 1156 : 2003 : R2011 Standard Guide for Establishing Calibration for a Measurement Method Used to Analyze Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM C 1307 : 2002 : R2008 Standard Test Method for Plutonium Assay by Plutonium (III) Diode Array Spectrophotometry
ASTM C 1210 : 2012 Standard Guide for Establishing a Measurement System Quality Control Program for Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 1432 : 2023 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 1206 : 2002 Standard Test Method for Plutonium by Iron (II)/Chromium (VI) Amperometric Titration
ASTM C 1165 : 1990 : R2000 : EDT 1 Standard Test Method for Determining Plutonium by Controlled-Potential Coulometry in H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> at a Platinum Working Electrode
ASTM C 1128 : 2015 Standard Guide for Preparation of Working Reference Materials for Use in Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM C 1068 : 2003 : R2011 Standard Guide for Qualification of Measurement Methods by a Laboratory Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 1210 : 2006 Standard Guide for Establishing a Measurement System Quality Control Program for Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 1432 : 2003 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 D 1193 : 2006 : R2011 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
ASTM C 1108 : 1999 Standard Test Method for Plutonium by Controlled-Potential Coulometry
ASTM C 1415 : 2014 Standard Test Method for <sup>238</sup>Pu Isotopic Abundance By Alpha Spectrometry
ASTM C 1432 : 2003 : R2008 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 1068 : 2015 Standard Guide for Qualification of Measurement Methods by a Laboratory Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 1415 : 2001 : REV A : R2007 Standard Test Method for <sup>238</sup>Pu Isotopic Abundance by Alpha Spectrometry
ASTM C 1307 : 1995 Standard Test Method for Plutonium Assay by Plutonium (III) Diode Array Spectrophotometry
ASTM C 1068 : 2021 Standard Guide for Qualification of Measurement Methods by a Laboratory Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 1165 : 2012 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 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 1297 : 2003 : R2011 Standard Guide for Qualification of Laboratory Analysts for the Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM C 1297 : 2003 Standard Guide for Qualification of Laboratory Analysts for the Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM C 1268 : 1994 : R2000 Standard Test Method for Quantitative Determination of Americium 241 in Plutonium by Gamma-Ray Spectrometry
ASTM C 859 : 2022 Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
ASTM C 859 : 2022 : REV A Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
ASTM C 1297 : 1995 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Qualification of Laboratory Analysts for the Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM D 1193 : 1991 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
ASTM C 1156 : 2018 Standard Guide for Establishing Calibration for a Measurement Method Used to Analyze Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM C 1128 : 2023 Standard Guide for Preparation of Working Reference Materials for Use in Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM C 1128 : 2001 Standard Guide for Preparation of Working Reference Materials for Use in the Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM C 1068 : 2003 Standard Guide for Qualification of Measurement Methods by a Laboratory Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 1307 : 2014 Standard Test Method for Plutonium Assay by Plutonium (III) Diode Array Spectrophotometry
ASTM C 1268 : 2023 Standard Test Method for Quantitative Determination of <sup>241</sup>Am in Plutonium by Gamma-Ray Spectrometry
ASTM E 50 : 2017 Standard Practices for Apparatus, Reagents, and Safety Considerations for Chemical Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
ASTM C 1307 : 2021 Standard Test Method for Plutonium Assay by Plutonium (III) Diode Array Spectrophotometry
ASTM C 1156 : 1995 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Establishing Calibration for a Measurement Method Used to Analyze Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM E 50 : 2024 Standard Practices for Apparatus, Reagents, and Safety Considerations for Chemical Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
ASTM C 1108 : 2022 Standard Test Method for Plutonium by Controlled-Potential Coulometry
ASTM C 1108 : 2012 Standard Test Method for Plutonium by Controlled-Potential Coulometry
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 852/C852M : 2017 : R2022 Standard Guide for Design Criteria for Plutonium Gloveboxes
ASTM D 1193 : 1970 Standard Specification For Reagent Water
ASTM E 115 : 1997 Standard Practice for Photographic Processing in Optical Emission Spectrographic Analysis (Withdrawn 2002)
ASTM D 1193 : 2006 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
ASTM C 1307 : 2002 Standard Test Method for Plutonium Assay by Plutonium (III) Diode Array Spectrophotometry
ASTM E 50 : 1982 : R1986 Standard Practices for Apparatus, Reagents, and Safety Precautions for Chemical Analysis of Metals
ASTM D 1193 : 1999 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
ASTM C 1432 : 1999 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 1009 : 2021 Standard Guide for Establishing and Maintaining a Quality Assurance Program for Analytical Laboratories Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 852/C852M : 2017 Standard Guide for Design Criteria for Plutonium Gloveboxes
ASTM C 1128 : 2001 : R2008 Standard Guide for Preparation of Working Reference Materials for Use in Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM C 1415 : 2018 Standard Test Method for <sup>238</sup>Pu Isotopic Abundance By Alpha Spectrometry
ASTM C 1009 : 2013 Standard Guide for Establishing and Maintaining a Quality Assurance Program for Analytical Laboratories Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM D 1193 : 2006 : R2018 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
ASTM C 1156 : 2003 Standard Guide for Establishing Calibration for a Measurement Method Used to Analyze Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
ASTM C 1009 : 2006 Standard Guide for Establishing a Quality Assurance Program for Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Within the Nuclear Industry
ASTM C 1297 : 2018 Standard Guide for Qualification of Laboratory Analysts for the Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials

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