The feasibility of processing enriched irradiated zirconium--uranium alloy fuel by the fused salt-fluoride volatility procedure has been demonstrated in laboratory tests with fuel having a burnup of over 10%. Uranium recoveries were greater than 99% and decontamination factors for radioactive fission products were 10/sup 6/ to 10/sup 6/. The UF/sub 6/ product contained significant quantities of nonradioactive impurities; additional work in this area is needed. (auth)

A method for extracorporeal irradiation of the circulating blood is described. Extracorporeal irradiation of the blood will produce a lymphopenia promptly which persists for weeks. Heparin in high doses in the calf produces a lymphocytosis and neutrophilic leukocytosis. (auth) Red cell sensitization by either agglutinating or incomplete antibodies was detected with an I/sup 131/ labeled rabbit antihuman globulin serum (RAG). Non-specific absorption of RAG by red cells was reduced to a minimum by the addition of 6% bovine albumin. The reactions between RAG and the sensitized erythrocytes were typical of antigen- antibody reactions and the sensitivity of the test was found to be greater than the standard Coombs test. Quantitative studies of the degree of erythrocyte sensitization by isoimmune or autoimmune antibodies were possible with this technic. (auth)

An analysis is made of the energetic, molecular, macromolecular and organizational steps which appear to be essential for the development of a living cell from a nonliving origin. Accepting the current view of the primitive atmosphere of the earth, experimental demonstration for the formation of the fundamental molecules of living organisms (amino acids, fatty acids, purines and pyrimidines) under the influence of available energy sources (ultraviolet light, ionizing radiation and electric discharge) is presented.

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The possibility of improved detection discrimination between selected materials; the high absorption of several 1ight materials such as hydrogen, lithium, and boron; and the relatively low absorption of many heavy materials are some characteristics which make neutron radiographic inspection attractive as a complementary technique to xradiography. A study of neutron radiography is reported in which the emphasis has been placed upon determining many of the characteristics of various techniques for detecting neutron images. Characteristics of photographic detectors for thermal neutron images are outlined. (R.J.S.)

In the bombardment of Al foils with 28-Bev protons the following cross sections (in mb) for production of the indicated nuclides were obtained: Be/sup 7/ , 7.9 plus or minus 0.5; F/sup 18/, 6.0 plus or minus 0.3; C/sup 11/, 4.7 plus or minus 0.2; Na/sup 22/, 9.8 plus or minus 0.6. N/sup 13/, 1.18 plus or minus 0.07; Na/su p 24/, 8.3 plus or minus 0.5; O/sup 15/, 3.6 plus or minus 1.0, Mg/sup 27/, 0.067 plus or minus 0.006. An upper limit for the Ne/ sup 24/ eross section of 0.6 mb was obtained. The Mg/sup 27/ cross section has been corrected for secondary reactions and represents only production by primary protons, presumably by the (p,p pi /sup +/) reaction. The measurements were made relative to the production of C/sup 11/ activity in polyethylene and polystyrene foils. The production of Be/sup 7/ in the plastic foils was also observed and corresponds to a cross section of 7.7 plus or minus 0.4 mb per carbon nucleus. By comparison of these cross sections with those at lower bombarding energies, no significant trend of the excitation functions is observable. (auth)