Designation:C1476–06StandardTestMethodforAnalysisofUrineforTechnetium-99byInductivelyCoupledPlasma-MassSpectrometry1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1476;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthecon-centrationoftechnetium-99inurineusinginductivelycoupledplasma-massspectrometry(ICP-MS).Thistestmethodcanbeusedtosupporturaniumenrichmentandreclamationfacilitybioassayprograms.1.2Theminimumdetectableconcentrationforthistestmethod,usingaquadrupoleICP-MS,isapproximately1.0ng/L(0.62Bq/L).1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1009GuideforEstablishingaQualityAssurancePro-gramforAnalyticalChemistryLaboratoriesWithintheNuclearIndustryC1068GuideforQualificationofMeasurementMethodsbyaLaboratoryWithintheNuclearIndustryC1128GuideforPreparationofWorkingReferenceMate-rialsforUseintheAnalysisofNuclearFuelCycleMaterialsC1156GuideforEstablishingCalibrationforaMeasure-mentMethodUsedtoAnalyzeNuclearFuelCycleMate-rialsC1210GuideforEstablishingaMeasurementSystemQualityControlProgramforAnalyticalChemistryLabo-ratoriesWithintheNuclearIndustryC1297GuideforQualificationofLaboratoryAnalystsfortheAnalysisofNuclearFuelCycleMaterialsD1193SpecificationforReagentWater2.2OtherStandards:ANSIN13.20RadiologicalMeasurementQuality3CodeofFederalRegulations,Title10,835.4024HPSN13.30PerformanceCriteriaforRadiobioassay53.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1instrumentcheckstandard,n—standardsolutionsevaluatedatgivenintervalsduringbatchanalysistoevaluateinstrumentstabilityduringanalysis.3.1.2internalr...
