Background information concerning how and why Bendix Kansas City became interested in numerical control of machine tools and what the approach was in determining whether it would prove beneficial is presented. The present status of implementation and future plans are discussed. The material is presented by 22 slides. (TFD)

Schemes that could be used for detection of superheavy elements (SHE) are briefly discussed first. The question of producing SHE in other than complete fusion reactions (e.g., in deep inelastic reactions) is addressed at greater length. Production cross sections are estimated. A heavy ion lens spectrometer for the detection of reaction products is described. 18 figures, 3 tables. (RWR)

The Ferndale Earthquake of June 7, 1975, provided a unique opportunity to study the accuracy of seismic soil-structure interaction methods used in the nuclear industry because, other than this event, there have been no cases of significant earthquakes for which moderate motions of nuclear plants have been recorded. Future studies are planned which will evaluate the soil-structure interaction methodology further, using increasingly complex methods as required. The first step in this task was to perform deconvolution and soil-structure interaction analyses for the effects of the Ferndale earthquake at the Humboldt Bay Power Plant site. The deconvolution analyses of bedrock motions performed are compared as well as additional studies on analytical sensitivity.

The results of the search for superheavy elements are negative with respect to the finding of such elements. However, by assuming 2 spontaneous fission events as the lower limit of detection, the limits to their formation cross sections are calculated and plotted. It is noted that the half-life limits, also shown are easily within the huge uncertainties of the theoretical predicted half lives for any superheavy element nuclides produced in the experiment. 19 references. (JFP)