Designation:C1008–99(Reapproved2008)StandardSpecificationforSintered(Uranium-Plutonium)DioxidePellets—FastReactorFuel1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1008;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisspecificationisintendedtoprovidethenuclearindustrywithageneralstandardfor(uranium-plutonium)dioxidepelletsforfastreactoruse.Itrecognizesthediversityofmanufacturingmethodsbywhich(uranium-plutonium)dioxidepelletsareproducedandthemanyspecialrequirementsforchemicalandphysicalcharacterizationwhichmaybeimposedbytheoperatingconditionstowhichthepelletswillbesubjectedinspecificreactorsystems.Itdoesnotrecognizethepossibleproblemsassociatedwiththereprocessingofsuchpellets.Itisthereforeanticipatedthatthebuyermaysupplementthisspecificationwithadditionalrequirementsforspecificapplications.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationisforfinishedsintered(uranium-plutonium)dioxidepellets.Itappliesto(uranium-plutonium)dioxidepelletscontainingplutoniumadditionsintherangefrom10to40weight%anduraniumofany235Ucontent.Theisotopiccompositionoftheplutoniumcomponentwillbeasnormallyproducedbyin-reactorneutronirradiationofuraniumhavinglessthan5%235Uorbyin-reactorneutronirradiationofrecycledplutoniummixedwithuranium.1.2Thisspecificationdoesnotinclude(1)provisionsforpreventingcriticalityaccidentsor(2)requirementsforhealthandsafety.Observanceofthisspecificationdoesnotrelievetheuseroftheobligationtobeawareofandconformtoallapplicableinternational,federal,state,andlocalregulationspertainingtopossessing,processing,shipping,orusingsourceorspecialnuclearmaterial.ExamplesofU.S.governmentdocumentsareCodeofFederalRegulationsTitle10,Part50—DomesticLicensingofProductionandUtilizationFacilities;Title10,Part71—PackagingandTransportationofRadioac-tiveMaterial;andTitle49,Part173—GeneralRe...
