Method for producing a nickel-base alloy powder, wherein the contents (in % by weight) are defined as follows: C max. 0.5% S max. 0.15%, in particular max. 0.03% N max. 0.25% Cr 14 - 35%, in particular 17 - 28% Ni remainder (> 38%) Mn max. 4% Si max. 1.5% Mo > 0 - 22% Ti ≤ 4%, in particular ≤ 3.25% Nb up to 6.0% Cu up to 3%, in particular up to 0.5% Fe ≤ 50% P max. 0.05%, in particular max. 0.04% Al up to 3.15%, in particular up to 2.5% Mg max. 0.015% V max. 0.6% Zr max. 0.12%, in particular max. 0.1% W up to 4.5%, in particular up to max. 3% Co up to 28% B ≤ 0.125% O > 0.00001 - 0.1% and production-related impurities, wherein: Ni + Fe + Co 56 - 80% Nb + Ta ≤ 6.0% by - melting an alloy in a VIM furnace, - holding the liquid melt from 5 min to 2 hours for homogenisation, - setting a closed atomisation system with a supplied gas to a dew point from -10 °C to 120 °C, - blowing the melt through a nozzle into a gas stream with a gas flow rate from 2 qm 3 /min to 150 qm 3 , - collecting the solidified powder particles in a sealed, gas-tight container, wherein - the particles have a particle size from 5 μm to 250 μm, - the particles of the powder are spherical, - the powder has gas inclusions from 0.0 to 4% pore area (pores > 1 μm) as a proportion of the total area of evaluated objects, - the powder has a bulk density from 2 up to the density of the alloy of approx. 8 g/cm 3 , - the powder is packed airtight under the protective gas atmosphere with argon. and production-related impurities, wherein: Ni + Fe + Co 56 - 80% Nb + Ta ≤ 6.0% by - melting an alloy in a VIM furnace, - holding the liquid melt from 5 min to 2 hours for homogenisation, - setting a closed atomisation system with a supplied gas to a dew point from -10 °C to 120 °C, - blowing the melt through a nozzle into a gas stream with a gas flow rate from 2 qm 3 /min to 150 qm 3 , - collecting the solidified powder particles in a sealed, gas-tight container, wherein - the particles have a particle size from 5 μm to 250 μm, - the particles of the powder are spherical, - the powder has gas inclusions from 0.0 to 4% pore area (pores > 1 μm) as a proportion of the total area of evaluated objects, - the powder has a bulk density from 2 up to the density of the alloy of approx. 8 g/cm 3 , - the powder is packed airtight under the protective gas atmosphere with argon. Ni + Fe + Co 56 - 80% Nb + Ta ≤ 6.0% by - melting an alloy in a VIM furnace, - holding the liquid melt from 5 min to 2 hours for homogenisation, - setting a closed atomisation system with a supplied gas to a dew point from -10 °C to 120 °C, - blowing the melt through a nozzle into a gas stream with a gas flow rate from 2 qm 3 /min to 150 qm 3 , - collecting the solidified powder particles in a sealed, gas-tight container, wherein - the particles have a particle size from 5 μm to 250 μm, - the particles of the powder are spherical, - the powder has gas inclusions from 0.0 to 4% pore area (pores > 1 μm) as a proportion of the total area of evaluated objects, - the powder has a bulk density from 2 up to the density of the alloy of approx. 8 g/cm 3 , - the powder is packed airtight under the protective gas atmosphere with argon. - melting an alloy in a VIM furnace, - holding the liquid melt from 5 min to 2 hours for homogenisation, - setting a closed atomisation system with a supplied gas to a dew point from -10 °C to 120 °C, - blowing the melt through a nozzle into a gas stream with a gas flow rate from 2 qm 3 /min to 150 qm 3 , - collecting the solidified powder particles in a sealed, gas-tight container, wherein - the particles have a particle size from 5 μm to 250 μm, - the particles of the powder are spherical, - the powder has gas inclusions from 0.0 to 4% pore area (pores > 1 μm) as a proportion of the total area of evaluated objects, - the powder has a bulk density from 2 up to the density of the alloy of approx. 8 g/cm 3 , - the powder is packed airtight under the protective gas atmosphere with argon. <EOS>