Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Former ambassador to the Republic of China Everett F, Drumright will discuss highlights of his foreign service career at a free, public lecture"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Highway patrol cars such as this one will be out in full force today and Saturday as hundreds of Oklahomans head for Dallas for the annual OU-Texas football game."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A BICENTENNIAL VOTING challenge is being issued to Oklahomans by Tulsa Club Scouts in Den 5, Pack 944 of the Apache District. Scouts Wade Cheek, 8, left, and Jon Goodwin, 9, present part of their 'get out the vote' project to Oklahoma secretary of State Jerome W. Byrd Friday in his Capitol office."

A cation exchange column in americium recovery service exploded on August 30, 1976 at the Hanford plutonium-finishing plant operated by Atlantic Richfield Hanford Company for the Energy Research and Development Administration at Richland, Washington. The column burst, shattering the glovebox windows. Detectable but small amounts of americium were released from the building in which the explosion occurred. Decontamination efforts and physical repairs to equipment and facilities are estimated to cost less than $500,000. The probable cause of the explosion of the cation exchange column is an exothermic reaction between 7 molar nitric acid and radiation-produced degradation products from the resin (Dowex 50W-X8). The postulated chemical reaction caused pressure to build within the column until the strength of the six-inch diameter, schedule-ten, stainless-steel pipe was exceeded and the column exploded. Radiation from the more than 100 grams of americium on the cation resin for over five months caused the resin degradation. This report covers only the explosion of the cation exchange column and closely related major events and actions. 30 refs., 6 figs.

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.

Proposed agenda for the LULAC National Supreme Council Meeting at the International Inn in Washington, D.C. on October 8-9, 1976.

Proposed Agenda for LULAC National Supreme Council Meeting to be held October 8 & 9, 1976, in Washington D.C.

Receipt in the amount of $20.00 from LULAC to John J. Herrera,dated October 8, 1976. The receipt is signed by Hank Aquirre.

Proposed agenda for the LULAC National Supreme Council Meeting at the International Inn in Washington, D.C. on October 8-9, 1976.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An Invitation for those passing by to reconsider their views on liquor-by -the-drink legislation is extended by this sing at the downtown Baptist Church, 629 W Main."

Nuclear graphites H-451, lot 440 (Great Lakes Carbon Corporation (GLCC)), and SO818 (Airco Speer Division, Air Reduction Corporation (AS)) are described, and physical, mechanical, and chemical property data are presented for the graphites in the unirradiated state. A summary of the mean values of the property data and of data on TS-1240 and H-451, lot 426, is tabulated. A direct comparison of H-451, lot 426, chosen for Fort St. Vrain (FSV) fuel reload production, TS-1240, and SO818 may be made from the table. (auth)

A study was conducted to determine which of the packagings currently listed in CFR 49 Section 173.395 a.1-5, meet the Specification 7A requirements (CFR 49 Section 173.350). According to DOT HM-111 the present listing of various authorized DOT specifications in Section 173.394 and Section 173.395 (Type A containers) of ICC Tariff No. 27 would be deleted with complete reliance being placed on the use of DOT 7A, Type A general packaging specification. Each user of a Specification 7A package would be required to document and maintain on file for one year a written record of his determination of compliance with the DOT Specification 7A performance requirements. All the specification packagings listed in CFR 49 Section 173.395a.1-5 were tested and shown to meet the Specification 7A criteria; however, in many cases qualifications were placed on their use. Forty-nine specification packagings were tested and shown to meet the DOT Specification 7A performance requirements and since there were several styles of some specific packagings, this amounts to greater than 80 packagings. The extensive testing generally indicated a high degree of containment integrity in the packagings tested and the documentation discussed is a valuable tool for shippers of Type A quantities of radioactive materials. …

Activities and progress of the LSSA Project during April, May, and June 1976 are described. This involved the awarding of additional contracts, an evaluation and clarification of plans and working relationships with contractors, the receipt of initial technical results, and an expansion of activity in the evaluation and improvement of the solar cell modules that are included in the Project's first procurement (46 kilowatts). For the most part, the new manufacturing technology is being developed under contract by industries and universities. It includes the consideration of new silicon-refinement processes, silicon sheet-growth techniques, encapsulants, and automated-assembly production. During this report period analytical and experimental accomplishments resulted from day-to-day activities that are the early efforts of a long range plan. Thirty-one contracts have been awarded and two more are being negotiated. Five companies have delivered 20 kilowatts out of a total purchase of 46 kilowatts of ''off-the-shelf'' modules that will be used in ERDA's test and demonstration activities. The same five companies have just been awarded contracts for the purchase of 130 kilowatts of semistandardized modules at an average selling price of $15.50 per watt. (WDM)

This reasonably self-contained report on Catastrophe Theory begins with the mathematical history of Catastrophe Theory and discusses the relation between Catastrophe Theory and the ''Catastrophe Theorem'' presented in the report. Catastrophe Theory consists of a ''local'' classification theorem for unfoldings of germ singularities, which satisfy certain conditions. The ''classification'' is a list of seven (nonsimilar) irreducible unfoldings (and their respective germs), such that the given unfolding must be reduced with index zero to exactly one of these (or to the ''constant'' unfolding of the same unfolding dimension). The Catastrophe Theorem is stated (together with background definitions and commentary) and a summary of the proof of this theorem is given. 6 tables. (RWR)

An x-ray gauging method was developed and a production gauging system was subsequently fabricated to control the quality of precision manufactured components. The gauging system measures via x-ray absorption the density of pressed finely divided solids held in a dissimilar container. The two dissimilar materials condition necessitated a ''two scan'' technique: first, the x-ray attenuation (absorption) of the empty container prior to loading and then, the attenuation of the loaded container are measured; that is, four variables. The system provided greatly improved product control via timely data feedback and increased product quality assurance via 100 percent inspection of product. In addition, it reduced labor costs, product cost, and possibilities for human errors.

Separate abstracts were prepared for each of the 6 included papers on mirror hybrids. (MOW)

Capsules P13R and P13S were the seventh and eighth in a series of irradiation tests conducted under the ERDA-sponsored HTGR Fuels and Core Development Program. Reference type LHTGR fuel fabricated with a broad spectrum of property and process variables was irradiated to extreme temperature and fluence conditions. Postirradiation examination revealed that the bonded fuel rods exhibited good stability after irradiation to fast neutron fluences of 12.4 x 10/sup 21/ n/cm/sup 2/ (E greater than 0.18 MeV), which is 55 percent beyond the LHTGR peak design fast neutron fluence of 8.0 x 10/sup 21/ n/cm/sup 2/. Thermal cycling to high temperatures did not adversely affect fuel rod integrity. Particle batches with coating designs representative of the design requirements envisioned for the LHTGR exhibited excellent irradiation performance. Ten batches of fissile and fertile particles were irradiated without coating failure to fast neutron exposures which exceeded the LHTGR peak design exposure by 35 to 52 percent. Capsules P13R and P13S were considered to be very successful qualification tests of LHTGR fuel components. These results provided a substantial data base for the LHTGR Fuel Product Specification and Performance Models used in HTGR core design studies, and demonstrated the excellent irradiation performance of reference LHTGR …

Two numerical models for the calculation of air concentration and ground deposition of airborne effluent releases are compared. The Particle-in-Cell (PIC) model and the Straight-Line Airflow Gaussian model were used for the simulation. Two sites were selected for comparison: the Hudson River Valley, New York, and the area around the Savannah River Plant, South Carolina. Input for the models was synthesized from meteorological data gathered in previous studies by various investigators. It was found that the PIC model more closely simulated the three-dimensional effects of the meteorology and topography. Overall, the Gaussian model calculated higher concentrations under stable conditions with better agreement between the two methods during neutral to unstable conditions. In addition, because of its consideration of exposure from the returning plume after flow reversal, the PIC model calculated air concentrations over larger areas than did the Gaussian model.

Separate abstracts were prepared for each of the included sections. (MOW)

Photograph of Doug Vair, Russ Bloxom, Ward Andrews, Chip Moody, Mary Ruth Carleton, and Willie Monroe on set. Everyone can be seen seated behind a large desk. They are all smiling and looking at the camera. Everyone is dressed in formal attire. On the wall to the right, there are weather patterns on a map and weatherboard. Lights are visible in the ceiling.

Photograph of Willie Monroe, Doug Vair, Russ Bloxom, Ward Andrews, Chip Moody, and Mary Ruth Carleton on set. Everyone can be seen seated behind a large desk. They are all looking at the camera. Everyone is dressed in formal attire. On the wall to the right, there are weather patterns on a map and weatherboard. Lights are visible in the ceiling.

Photograph of Willie Monroe, Doug Vair, Russ Bloxom, Ward Andrews, Chip Moody, and Mary Ruth Carleton on set. Everyone can be seen seated behind a large desk. They are all looking at the camera. Everyone is dressed in formal attire. On the wall to the right, there are weather patterns on a map and weatherboard. Lights are visible in the ceiling.

Photograph of Willie Monroe, Doug Vair, Russ Bloxom, Ward Andrews, Chip Moody, and Mary Ruth Carleton on set. Everyone can be seen seated behind a large desk. They are all looking at the camera. Everyone is dressed in formal attire. On the wall to the right, there are weather patterns on a map and weatherboard. Lights are visible in the ceiling.

Photograph of Harold Taft on set. He can be seen standing to the right and facing the camera. Taft is dressed in a suit and a tie. Behind him on the wall, there are weather patterns on a map and weatherboard. Lights are visible in the ceiling.