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Standards will Support Special Federal Aviation Regulations ASTM International has been selected by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration as one of the standards development organizations that will develop small unmanned aircraft system, or sUAS, standards intended to support new FAA regulations. This activity will take place in ASTM Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, where members…, Technical Contact:, James Jewell, UAV MarketSpace Inc., Bath, Pa., Phone: 610-910-4029 ; james@uavm.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Schultz, Phone: 610-832-9716; dschultz@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #844 5/Dec2009
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ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems will meet at ASTM International Headquarters on Wednesday and Thursday, July 22 and 23. The meeting will open with a briefing on the small UAS (sUAS) landscape from FAA and F38, and discussion on standards needed to support regulatory efforts. This is based on the recommendations of the FAA’s sUAS Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC…
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Subcommittee F38.01 on Airworthiness, part of ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems, has approved a new standard for flight authority and is currently working on a proposed standard that covers UAS recovery systems. Subcommittee F38.01 welcomes participation in its ongoing standards development activities. ASTM F2690 - Flight Authority Gerry Marsters, president,…
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In response to requests from fuel producers around the world, ASTM International Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel Cycle has developed a standard for using the total evaporation method to determine uranium or plutonium composition. The new standard, C 1672 , Test Method for Determination of Uranium or Plutonium Isotopic Composition or Concentration by the Total Evaporation Method Using a Thermal…
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Neutron absorbers have been used for criticality control in spent nuclear fuel pools and in spent fuel transportation casks for decades. However, since the late 1980s, as spent fuel storage pools have been filled, utilities have transferred spent fuel into dry dual-purpose (storage/transportation) canisters. The neutron absorbers used in dual-purpose canisters are subjected to different operating…
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ASTM International Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel Cycle has recently published a new standard and has begun the development of a proposed new standard. Subcommittee C26.14 on Remote Systems is responsible for the newly approved standard, C 1661 , Guide for Viewing Systems for Remotely Operated Facilities, while Subcommittee C26.02 on Fuel and Fertile Material Specifications is currently at work on…, C 1661, Guide for Viewing Systems for Remotely Operated Facilities, A new ASTM International standard establishes minimum requirements for viewing systems for remotely operated facilities, including hot cells, used for the processing and handling of nuclear and radioactive materials. The standard, C 1661 , Guide for Viewing Systems for Remotely Operated Facilities, was developed by Subcommittee C26.14 on Remote Systems, which is part of ASTM International…, WK14330, Nuclear Fuel Pellet Physical Integrity Limits: Chips, Cracks, Defects, The quality of fuel pellets is currently an important topic being studied throughout the nuclear industry, with study groups such as the Electric Power Research Institute and Institute of Nuclear Power Operations examining the effect of pellet quality on the performance of nuclear fuel. ASTM International Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel Cycle is addressing the topic of fuel pellets with a proposed…
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When ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems was formed in 2003, it is safe to say no one on the committee was thinking about catapults and trebuchets. However, a study of these medieval devices was integral to the development of a new F38 standard, F 2585 , Specification for Design and Performance of Pneumatic-Hydraulic Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Launch System. F 2585…
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All interested parties are invited to attend the meetings of ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems on Nov. 13 and 14, during the November Committee Week in Atlanta, Georgia. The subjects to be discussed at the meeting are sense-and-avoid, terminology, launchers, visual range flight practices, commercial pilot practices and manufacturing quality assurance practice. One trio…
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Having the necessary documentation to maintain and repair any sort of aircraft is of the utmost importance. With this in mind, ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems has developed a new standard, F 2584 , Practice for Maintenance and Development of Maintenance Manuals for Light Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The new practice, which is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee…
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ASTM International Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel Cycle has approved two new standards, both under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee C26.05 on Methods of Test. All interested parties are invited to participate in the standards developing activities of Committee C26. ASTM International standards are available for purchase from Customer Service (phone: 610/832-9585; https://www.astm.org/contact )…, ASTM C 1637 , Test Method for the Determination of Impurities in Plutonium Metal: Acid Digestion and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS) Analysis, The approval of C 1637 is part of Subcommittee C26.05’s project involving the approach to keeping the analytical methodology used for determining specifications for nuclear materials up to date. This project began in 1990 when the subcommittee decided to develop separate standards from methods that were part of larger multi-methods materials specification standards. Once the new test methods…, ASTM C 1638 , Guide for the Determination of Iodine-129 in Uranium Oxide, Guide C 1638 covers the determination of iodine-129 in uranium oxide by gamma-ray spectrometry. Users may include U.S. Department of Energy sites that are dispositioning excess uranium to waste sites. Although there is no specification for the levels of I-129 in fuel, waste disposal sites may set limits due to the potential mobility of iodine in the environment. This guide may be used to ensure…