"The purpose of this revised DA Pamphlet 710-3 is to provide updated information about The Standardized Combat PLL and ASL Program. The intent of the program is to improve repair parts stockage in Army units so they can continue to operate in combat" (p. i).

The region that includes Mono Basin, Long Valley, the Bridgeport-Bodie Hills area, and Aurora, in eastern California and western Nevada was studied to determine the possible causes and interactions of the geothermal anomalies in the Mono Basin-Long Valley region as a whole. A special goal of the study was to locate possible shallow bodies of magma and to determine their influence on the hydrothermal systems in the region. (ACR)

Our objective is to develop a catalyst for making gasoline or diesel range fuel selectively from synthesis gas. Our catalyst development approach is to provide a cut-off for the higher end of the hydrocarbon distribution by limiting the size of the active metal particle. We are using a micelle technique for preparing specific size ruthenium particles supported on [gamma]-alumina. Hydrocarbon cut-off was not observed with 40--60 [Angstrom] ruthenium particles on [gamma]-alumina. We could not determine whether smaller ruthenium particles would provide cut-off since they agglomerated during the test, apparently through the formation of ruthenium carbonyl. In order to determine whether ruthenium migration can be eliminated under a new set of testing conditions, we evaluated the effect of H[sub 2]:CO feed gas ratio and the effect of total pressure on ruthenium migration. Ruthenium migration was significantly suppressed but not totally eliminated by increasing the H[sub 2]:CO feed gas ratio from 0.9 to 3.0. At the same H[sub 2]:CO feed gas ratio, lowering the total pressure from 500 psig to 150 psig enhanced ruthenium migration. During the next quarter, the use of high pressure in conjunction with high H[sub 2]:CO feed gas ratio will be evaluated to eliminate ruthenium migration. In case …

The solar updraft and a natural evaporative downdraft tower built onto an existing residence structure and a greenhouse were completed and operating. Performance data for the hottest days of June, July, and August, 1985 are included. (MHR)

We have performed the coincidence experiments (..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..'f) and (..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..'nf) on /sup 238/U for a beam energy E/sub ..cap alpha../ = 120 MeV and for ..cap alpha..-scattering angles theta/sub ..cap alpha..'/ = 9/sup 0/, 15/sup 0/, and 17/sup 0/. The 9/sup 0/ and 17/sup 0/ data correspond to maxima in the angular distribution for the isoscalar giant quadrupole resonance, whereas the 15/sup 0/ data lie close to a minimum. Using a set of fission counters which covered roughly 80% of 4..pi.., we were able to reject neutrons associated with fission in the (..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..'n) spectrum. We present a first look at these spectra. 9 refs., 3 figs.

Newsletter of the Texas Bureau of Disease Control and Epidemiology discussing the news, activities, and events of the organization and other information related to health in Texas.

Text of laws in Texas related to alcohol, including the sale, serving, and taxation as well as other regulations and penalties.

In the high-energy domain systematic uncertainties become a substantial fraction of attainable energy resolution of a proportional tube electromagnetic calorimeter. Sources of nonuniformity and fluctuation of calorimeter response are discussed and test data on the magnitude of the effects are presented. Possible ways of maintaining these effects under control are discussed and test data are discussed which demonstrated that such effects could in fact be monitored and corrected to less than 1%.

The author's recollections of his experience in the use of bubble chambers and the discoveries of strange resonances are given. (LEW)

The need to validate and refine concepts regarding the structure, properties, and dynamic processes of the earth's continental crust through the use of the drill was the subject of the workshop sponsored by DOSECC, Inc. and held April 29 through May 1, 1985 in Houston, Texas and attended by more than 145 scientists. Scientific objectives and targets for a program of research drilling as part of basic studies of the continental lithosphere were discussed, with over 30 scientific proposals presented. Individual drilling proposals were grouped under several themes; basement structures and deep continental basins, active fault zones, thermal regimes and fossil mineralized hydrothermal/magma systems.

The effects of high aluminum concentrations in rat brains were studied using /sup 14/C autoradiography to measure the uptake of /sup 14/C 2-deoxy-D-glucose (/sup 14/C-2DG) and microbeam proton-induced x-ray emission (microPIXE) with a 20-..mu..m resolution to measure concentrations of magnesium, aluminum, potassium, and calcium. The aluminum was introduced intracisternally in the form of aluminum tartrate (Al-T) while control animals were given sodium tartrate (Na-T). The /sup 14/C was administered intravenously. The animals receiving Al-T developed seizure disorders and had pathological changes that included cerebral cortical atrophy. The results showed that there was a decreased uptake of /sup 14/C-2DG in cortical regions in which increased aluminum levels were measured, i.e., there is a correlation between the aluminum in the rat brain and decreased brain glucose metabolism. A minimum detection limit of about 16 ppM (mass fraction) or 3 x 10/sup 9/ Al atoms was obtained for Al under the conditions employed. 14 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.

Since its initiation in September 1984, work under this contract has progressed in two areas: construction of a gas atomizer for rapid solidification of ceramics; and characterization of rapidly solidified materials in the SrO-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}, BaO-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}, MnFe{sub 2}O{sub 4}-SiO{sub 2}, and CoFe{sub 2}O{sub 4}-SiO{sub 2} systems. This report summarize this work.

Legislative texts are provided for: Bonneville Project Act which authorizes the completion, maintenance, and operation of Bonneville project for navigation, and for other purposes; Federal Columbia River Transmission system Act which enables the Secretary of the Interior to provide for operation, maintenance, and continued construction of the Federal transmission system in the Pacific Northwest by use of the revenues of the Federal Columbia River Power System and the proceeds of revenue bonds, and for other purposes; public law 88--552 which guarantees electric consumers of the Pacific Northwest first call on electric energy generated at Federal hydroelectric plants in that regions and reciprocal priority, and for other purposes; and public law 78--329 which provides for the partial construction of the Hungary Horse Dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River in the state of Montana, and for other purposes

The objective of the work performed under this directive is to assess whether gas hydrates could potentially be technically and economically recoverable. The technical potential and economics of recovering gas from a representative hydrate reservoir will be established using the cyclic thermal injection model, HYDMOD, appropriately modified for this effort, integrated with economics model for gas production on the North Slope of Alaska, and in the deep offshore Atlantic. The results from this effort are presented in this document. In Section 1, the engineering cost and financial analysis model used in performing the economic analysis of gas production from hydrates -- the Hydrates Gas Economics Model (HGEM) -- is described. Section 2 contains a users guide for HGEM. In Section 3, a preliminary economic assessment of the gas production economics of the gas hydrate cyclic thermal injection model is presented. Section 4 contains a summary critique of existing hydrate gas recovery models. Finally, Section 5 summarizes the model modification made to HYDMOD, the cyclic thermal injection model for hydrate gas recovery, in order to perform this analysis.

Nine vibracores were collected in the L-Area oil and chemical basin (904-83G) during late March and early April 1985. These cores were collected for analysis of the sludge on the basin floor and the underlying sediment. Several different field and laboratory analyses were performed on each three inch segment of all the cores. These included: (1) Sediment characterization; (2) Percent moisture; (3) Dry weight; (4) Spectral gamma analysis; (5) Gross alpha and beta analysis. Detailed chemical analysis were measured on selected intervals of 2 cores (LBC-5 and 6) for complete chemical characterization of the sediments. This sampling program was conducted to provide information so that a closure plan for the basin could be developed. This report describes the methods employed during the project and provide a hard copy of the analytical results from the sample analyses. Included in the appendices are copies of all field and laboratory notes taken during the project and copies of the gas chromatograms for the petroleum hydrocarbon analysis. All chemical results were also submitted on a 5-inch floppy disk.

The authors are continuing their work on developing the necessary methods for the nondestructive evaluation of machining damage in structural ceramics. Machining operations such as grinding, cutting, and polishing induce slot-like cracks in ceramic materials and lead to a marked decrease in their strength. The presence of compressive surface residual stress, which is responsible for crack mouth closure, leads to slow crack growth and a further reduction in strength. They are continuing the study of the effect of single isolated cracks and have just begun to look at the problem of multiple cracks due to grinding damage. In the last reporting period, the authors studied the effect of isolated cracks on the strength of ceramic components. They used a pulse-echo acoustic technique to measure the scattering coefficient of the crack to surface acoustic waves as a function of frequency. In the presence of compressive surface residual stress, the cracks are closed at the surface and their scattering coefficient exhibits a characteristic null that allows for the determination of the crack depth using the acoustic pulse-echo technique. Thus, they find it possible to evaluate the crack sizes in the seeded samples, and the reduction in strength engendered with very good accuracy. …

Following the Department of Energy`s announcement in April 1985 that three Tennessee sites were to be considered for the Monitored Retrievable Storage facility, Governor Lamar Alexander initiated a review of the proposal to be coordinated by his Safe Growth Team. Roane County and the City of Oak Ridge, the local governments sharing jurisdiction over DOE`s primary and secondary sites, were invited to participate in the state`s review of the MRS proposal. Many issues related to the proposed MRS are being considered by the Governor`s Safe Growth Team. The primary objective of the Clinch River MRS Task Force has been to determine whether the proposed Monitored Retrievable Storage facility should be accepted by the local governments, and if so, under what conditions. The Clinch River MRS Task Force is organized into an Executive Committee cochaired by the Roane County Executive and Mayor of Oak Ridge and three Study Groups focusing on environmental (including health and safety), socioeconomic, and transportation issues.

This standard provides analytical chemistry methods for the analysis of boron carbide powder and pellets.

This standard establishes engineering requirements for the design of nuclear power plants and nuclear test facilities to accommodate vibratory effects of earthquakes.

This standard provides analytical chemistry methods for the analysis of materials used to produce mixed oxide fuel. These materials are ceramic fuel and insulator pellets and the plutonium and uranium oxides and nitrates used to fabricate these pellets.

Savannah River Plant (SRP) Waste Management Technology Department retained Woodward-Clyde Consultants to oversee collection and analysis of soil core samples and to develop closure plans for the F- and H-Area seepage basins. Waste Management Technology requested the SRL Environmental Sciences Division to provide database management and quality assurance of analytical data from the F- and H-Area seepage basin soil cores. The establishment of a computerized database and data reporting in table and graph forms were incorporated into the database management program. A database of analytical results for radionuclides, cations, and anions was constructed on an IBM 3081 mainframe computer. Two subcontractors were chosen to perform the laboratory analyses of the soil cores. This document provides a discussion of the database management and the soil sampling and analysis studies.

This standard provides analytical chemistry methods for the analysis of alloys used to fabricate core components. These alloys are 302, 308, 316, 316-Ti, and 321 stainless steels and 600 and 718 Inconels and they may include other 300-series stainless steels.

A response to the findings of the initial survey of the COMSEC Secure Telephone Unit (STU-II), intended for use by the National Security Technology Program Office, will not be addressed. A final inspection for security-plan approval was conducted on 9 April 1985 by Messrs. Sieracki and Charters, and all security and administrative deficiencies had been corrected. Subsequent approval of the security plan and STU-II operation was formally granted by a letter from DOE-RL ADP, dated 17 April 1985.

Calculational methods and computer programs for the analysis of source terms for postulated releases of UF{sub 6} are presented. Required thermophysical properties of UF{sub 6}, HF, and H{sub 2}O are described in detail. UF{sub 6} reacts with moisture in the ambient environment to form HF and H{sub 2}O. The coexistence of HF and H{sub 2}O significantly alters their pure component properties, and HF vapor polymerizes. Transient compartment models for simulating UF{sub 6} releases inside gaseous diffusion plant feed and withdrawl buildings and cascade buildings are also described. The basic compartment model mass and energy balances are supported by simple heat transfer, ventilation system, and deposition models. A model that can simulate either a closed compartment or a steady-state ventilation system is also discussed. The transient compartment models provide input to an atmospheric dispersion model as output.