The test methods in this method are designed to show whether a given material is in accordance with Specification C922.
1.1 These test methods cover procedures for the analysis of sintered gadolinium oxide-uranium dioxide pellets to determine compliance with specifications.
1.2 The analytical procedures appear in the following order:
Section | |
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Carbon (Total) by Direct Combustion | |
C1408 Test Method for Carbon (Total) in Uranium Oxide Powders and Pellets By Direct Combustion-Infrared Detection Method | |
Chlorine and Fluorine by Pyrohydrolysis Ion-Selective Electrode Method | |
C1502 Test Method for Determination of Total Chlorine and Fluorine in Uranium Dioxide and Gadolinium Oxide | |
Gadolinia Content by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry | |
C1456 Test Method for Determination of Uranium or Gadolinium, or Both, in Gadolinium Oxide-Uranium Oxide Pellets or by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) | |
Hydrogen by Inert Gas Fusion | |
C1457 Test Method for Determination of Total Hydrogen Content of Uranium Oxide Powders and Pellets by Carrier Gas Extraction | |
Isotopic Uranium Composition by Multiple-Filament Surface-Ionization Mass Spectrometric Method | |
C1413 Test Method for Isotopic Analysis of Hydrolysed Uranium Hexafluoride And Uranyl Nitrate Solutions By Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry | |
C1347 Practice for Preparation and Dissolution of Uranium Materials for Analysis | |
Nitrogen by Distillation | 6 to 16 |
Oxygen-to-Metal Ratio of Sintered Gadolinium Oxide-Uranium Dioxide Pellets | |
C1430 Test Method for Determination of Uranium, Oxygen to Uranium, and Oxygen to Metal (O/M) in Sintered Uranium Dioxide and Gadolinia-Uranium Dioxide Pellets by Atmospheric Equilibration | |
Spectrochemical Determination of Trace Impurity Elements | |