This specification was for finished sintered (uranium-plutonium) dioxide pellets. It applied to (uranium-plutonium) dioxide pellets containing plutonium additions in the range from 10 to 40 weight % and uranium of any ²³⁵U content. The isotopic composition of the plutonium component would have been as normally produced by in-reactor neutron irradiation of uranium having less than 5 % ²³⁵U or by in-reactor neutron irradiation of recycled plutonium mixed with uranium.

Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel Cycle, this test method was withdrawn in May 2014. This standard is being withdrawn without replacement due to its limited use by industry.

This specification covers finished pellets composed of sintered uranium-plutonium dioxide for fast reactor fuel. Specimens shall be sampled and tested suitably, and shall conform accordingly to chemical (uranium and plutonium content, impurity content, stoichiometry, moisture, gas content, and americium-241 content), nuclear (isotopic content, and equivalent plutonium at a given date), and physical (dimensions, density, grain size an pore morphology, homogeneity, particle size and distribution, integrity, surface cracks, circumferential chips, pellet ends, cleanliness and workmanship, and identification) requirements.

1.1 This specification is for finished sintered (uranium-plutonium) dioxide pellets. It applies to (uranium-plutonium) dioxide pellets containing plutonium additions in the range from 10 to 40 weight % and uranium of any ²³⁵U content. The isotopic composition of the plutonium component will be as normally produced by in-reactor neutron irradiation of uranium having less than 5 % ²³⁵U or by in-reactor neutron irradiation of recycled plutonium mixed with uranium.

1.2 This specification does not include (1) provisions for preventing criticality accidents or (2) requirements for health and safety. Observance of this specification does not relieve the user of the obligation to be aware of and conform to all applicable international, federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to possessing, processing, shipping, or using source or special nuclear material. Examples of U.S. government documents are Code of Federal Regulations Title 10, Part 50 — Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities; Title 10, Part 71 — Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material; and Title 49, Part 173 — General Requirements for Shipments and Packaging.

1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the technical requirements portion, Section 4, of this specification: This 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.