1. Scope
1.1 This specification defines the physical and chemical requirements for zirconium oxide powder intended for fabrication into shapes, either entirely or partially of zirconia, for use in a nuclear reactor core.
1.2 The material described herein shall be particulate in nature.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
C117 Test Method for Materials Finer than 75-m (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing
C371 Test Method for Wire-Cloth Sieve Analysis of Nonplastic Ceramic Powders
C859 Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
C1233 Practice for Determining Equivalent Boron Contents of Nuclear Materials
E11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves
E105 Practice for Probability Sampling Of Materials
ANSI Standard
ANSI/ASMENQA-1 Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications
U.S. Government Standard
CodeofFederalRegulat Part 50, Energy (10 CFR 50) Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities
Index Terms
Nuclear fuels (reactor); Zirconium oxide pellets/powder; nuclear-grade zirconium oxide powder, spec;
DOI: 10.1520/C1065-93
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Citing ASTM Standards
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