ASTM C 799 : 2019
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Standard Test Methods for Chemical, Mass Spectrometric, Spectrochemical, Nuclear, and Radiochemical Analysis of Nuclear-Grade Uranyl Nitrate Solutions
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01-08-2019
Important note : Users cannot be edited or removed once added to your Multi user PDF.These test methods cover procedures for the chemical, mass spectrometric, spectrochemical, nuclear, and radiochemical analysis of nuclear-grade uranyl nitrate solution to determine compliance with specifications.
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C 26
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| DocumentType |
Test Method
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| Pages |
14
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| PublisherName |
American Society for Testing and Materials
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
1.1These test methods cover procedures for the chemical, mass spectrometric, spectrochemical, nuclear, and radiochemical analysis of nuclear-grade uranyl nitrate solution to determine compliance with specifications.
1.2The analytical procedures appear in the following order:
| Sections | |
| Determination of Uranium | 8 |
| Specific Gravity by Pycnometry | 16 – 21 |
| Free Acid by Oxalate Complexation | 22 – 28 |
| Determination of Thorium | 29 |
| Determination of Chromium | 30 |
| Determination of Molybdenum | 31 |
| Halogens Separation by Steam Distillation | 32 – 36 |
| Fluoride by Specific Ion Electrode | 37 – 43 |
| Halogen Distillate Analysis: Chloride, Bromide, and Iodide by | 44 |
| Determination of Chloride and Bromide | 45 |
| Determination of Sulfur by X-Ray Fluorescence | 46 |
| Sulfate Sulfur by (Photometric) Turbidimetry | 47 |
| Phosphorus by the Molybdenum Blue (Photometric) Method | 55 – 62 |
| Silicon by the Molybdenum Blue (Photometric) Method | 63 – 70 |
| Carbon by Persulfate Oxidation-Acid Titrimetry | 71 |
| Conversion to U3O8 | 72 – 75 |
| Boron by Emission Spectrography | A |
| Impurity Elements by Spark Source Mass Spectrography | 77 |
| Isotopic Composition by Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry | 78 |
| Uranium-232 by Alpha Spectrometry | 79 – 85 |
| Total Alpha Activity by Direct Alpha Counting | 86 – 92 |
| Fission Product Activity by Beta Counting | 93 – 99 |
| Entrained Organic Matter by Infrared Spectrophotometry | 100 |
| Fission Product Activity by Gamma Counting | 101 |
| Determination of Arsenic | 102 |
| Determination of Impurities for the EBC Calculation | 103 |
| Determination of Technetium 99 | 104 |
| Determination of Plutonium and Neptunium | 105 |
1.3The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
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. Specific precautionary statements are given in 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.
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| ASTM C 1254 : 1999 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Uranium in Mineral Acids by X-Ray Fluorescence |
| ASTM C 1267 : 2000 | Standard Test Method for Uranium by Iron (II) Reduction in Phosphoric Acid Followed by Chromium (VI) Titration in the Presence of Vanadium |
| ASTM C 859 : 2014 : REV B | Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials |
| ASTM C 1219 : 2005 | Standard Test Methods for Arsenic in Uranium Hexafluoride |
| 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 C 1287 : 2010 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Impurities in Nuclear Grade Uranium Compounds by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 1287 : 2018 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Impurities in Nuclear Grade Uranium Compounds by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 1233 : 2003 | Standard Practice for Determining Equivalent Boron Contents of Nuclear Materials |
| ASTM C 1233 : 1998 | Standard Practice for Determining Equivalent Boron Contents of Nuclear Materials |
| ASTM C 1295 : 2014 | Standard Test Method for Gamma Energy Emission from Fission and Decay Products in Uranium Hexafluoride and Uranyl Nitrate Solution |
| ASTM C 1296 : 1995 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Sulfur in Uranium Oxides and Uranyl Nitrate Solutions by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) |
| ASTM C 1561 : 2010 | Standard Guide for Determination of Plutonium and Neptunium in Uranium Hexafluoride by Alpha Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 1295 : 2013 | Standard Test Method for Gamma Energy Emission from Fission and Decay Products in Uranium Hexafluoride and Uranyl Nitrate Solution |
| ASTM E 60 : 2011 : R2016 | Standard Practice for Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials by Spectrophotometry |
| ASTM D 1193 : 2006 : R2011 | Standard Specification for Reagent Water |
| ASTM C 1219 : 1992 : R1997 | Standard Test Methods for Arsenic in Uranium Hexafluoride |
| ASTM C 1267 : 2011 | Standard Test Method for Uranium by Iron (II) Reduction in Phosphoric Acid Followed by Chromium (VI) Titration in the Presence of Vanadium |
| ASTM C 1380 : 2004 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Uranium Content and Isotopic Composition by Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 1561 : 2003 | Standard Guide for Determination of Plutonium and Neptunium in Uranium Hexafluoride by Alpha Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 1413 : 1999 | Standard Test Method for Isotopic Analysis of Hydrolyzed Uranium Hexafluoride and Uranyl Nitrate Solutions by Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 1413 : 2018 | Standard Test Method for Isotopic Analysis of Hydrolyzed Uranium Hexafluoride and Uranyl Nitrate Solutions by Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 788 : 2003 : R2021 | Standard Specification for Nuclear-Grade Uranyl Nitrate Solution or Crystals |
| ASTM C 1561 : 2010 : R2016 | Standard Guide for Determination of Plutonium and Neptunium in Uranium Hexafluoride and U-Rich Matrix by Alpha Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 1219 : 2005 : R2009 | Standard Test Methods for Arsenic in Uranium Hexafluoride (Withdrawn 2015) |
| ASTM C 1296 : 1995 : R2001 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Sulfur in Uranium Oxides and Uranyl Nitrate Solutions by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) |
| ASTM C 1233 : 2015 : R2021 | Standard Practice for Determining Equivalent Boron Contents of Nuclear Materials |
| ASTM C 1871 : 2018 : REV A | Standard Test Method for Determination of Uranium Isotopic Composition by the Double Spike Method Using a Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer |
| ASTM C 859 : 2022 | Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials |
| ASTM C 1254 : 2018 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Uranium in Mineral Acids by X-Ray Fluorescence |
| ASTM C 859 : 2022 : REV A | Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials |
| ASTM D 1193 : 1991 | Standard Specification for Reagent Water |
| ASTM C 1233 : 2015 | Standard Practice for Determining Equivalent Boron Contents of Nuclear Materials |
| ASTM C 1413 : 2005 : R2011 | Standard Test Method for Isotopic Analysis of Hydrolyzed Uranium Hexafluoride and Uranyl Nitrate Solutions by Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 1517 : 2009 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Metallic Impurities in Uranium Metal or Compounds by DC-Arc Emission Spectroscopy |
| ASTM C 788 : 2003 : R2015 | Standard Specification for Nuclear-Grade Uranyl Nitrate Solution or Crystals |
| ASTM C 1295 : 1998 | Standard Test Method for Gamma Energy Emission from Fission Products in Uranium Hexafluoride |
| ASTM C 1287 : 1995 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Impurities in Uranium Dioxide by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 1267 : 2006 | Standard Test Method for Uranium by Iron (II) Reduction in Phosphoric Acid Followed by Chromium (VI) Titration in the Presence of Vanadium |
| ASTM C 1267 : 2017 : R2022 | Standard Test Method for Uranium by Iron (II) Reduction in Phosphoric Acid Followed by Chromium (VI) Titration in the Presence of Vanadium |
| ASTM C 1295 : 2005 | Standard Test Method for Gamma Energy Emission from Fission Products in Uranium Hexafluoride and Uranyl Nitrate Solution |
| ASTM C 1517 : 2002 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Metallic Impurities in Uranium Metal or Compounds by DC-Arc Emission Spectroscopy |
| ASTM C 1267 : 2017 | Standard Test Method for Uranium by Iron (II) Reduction in Phosphoric Acid Followed by Chromium (VI) Titration in the Presence of Vanadium |
| ASTM E 60 : 2011 : R2022 : EDT 1 | Standard Practice for Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials by Spectrophotometry |
| ASTM D 1193 : 1970 | Standard Specification For Reagent Water |
| ASTM C 1871 : 2018 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Uranium Isotopic Composition by the Double Spike Method Using a Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer |
| ASTM E 115 : 1997 | Standard Practice for Photographic Processing in Optical Emission Spectrographic Analysis (Withdrawn 2002) |
| ASTM E 12 : 1970 : R1991 : EDT 1 | Terminology Relating to Density and Specific Gravity of Solids, Liquids, and Gases (Withdrawn 1996) |
| ASTM D 1193 : 2006 | Standard Specification for Reagent Water |
| ASTM C 1380 : 2004 : R2011 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Uranium Content and Isotopic Composition by Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry (Withdrawn 2018) |
| ASTM C 1287 : 2003 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Impurities in Uranium Dioxide by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| ASTM D 1193 : 1999 | Standard Specification for Reagent Water |
| ASTM C 1296 : 1995 : R2007 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Sulfur in Uranium Oxides and Uranyl Nitrate Solutions by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) (Withdrawn 2007) |
| ASTM C 1233 : 2009 | Standard Practice for Determining Equivalent Boron Contents of Nuclear Materials |
| ASTM C 1871 : 2022 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Uranium Isotopic Composition by the Double Spike Method Using a Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer |
| ASTM C 1254 : 2013 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Uranium in Mineral Acids by X-Ray Fluorescence |
| ASTM D 1193 : 2006 : R2018 | Standard Specification for Reagent Water |
| ASTM C 1380 : 1997 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Uranium Content and Isotopic Composition by Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 1413 : 2005 | Standard Test Method for Isotopic Analysis of Hydrolyzed Uranium Hexafluoride and Uranyl Nitrate Solutions by Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| ASTM C 1295 : 2015 | Standard Test Method for Gamma Energy Emission from Fission and Decay Products in Uranium Hexafluoride and Uranyl Nitrate Solution |
| ASTM C 1517 : 2016 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Metallic Impurities in Uranium Metal or Compounds by DC-Arc Emission Spectroscopy |
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