This report addresses the use of radioisotopes for scanning, which has added significantly to the clinician's ability to detect and interpret disease manifestations.

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An apparatus was developed for recording internal friction data in such a manner as to circumvent many of the laborious and time-consuming observations and calculations usually associated with these measurements. An optical lever is used and the passage of the beam across the scale is detected by photoconductive cells. The cells are strategically located so that, when their signals are fed through a multichannel switching circuit to the pens of an operation recorder, a plot of the logarithm of the vibrational amplitude versus the number of cycles is recorded on the chart. From the definitmon of the logarithmic decrement, ( delta ), it can be shown that the slope of this curve is - delta . The apparatus is inexpensive and requires a minimum of maintenance. It has been used for accurate determinations of values of delta from below 0.0001 up to 0.3. (auth)

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The research program at Brooknaven is described. Current activities in physics, high-energy accelerators, instrumentation, chemistry, nuclear engineering, applied mathematics, biology, and medical research are outlined. (D.L.C.)

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The accident experience of the AEC contractor operation for 1959 and 1960 is reported. Incidents involving radio active materials are described. A table of inadvertent criticality was included to supplement other tables. A tabulation of exposure records at values from 0 to 15 r is given. (M.C.G.)

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Twenty-three papers are included which were presented at the Conference on Organic Scintillation Detectors. The topics treated range from measurements of organic phosphor properties to liquid and plastic scintillation detectors. Separate abstracts were prepared for each of the papers. (D.L.C.)

Results in the Nuclear Superheat Project are summarized. Topics covered include: conceptual design and program evaluation, fuel technology, materials development, experimental physics, coolant chemistry, heat transfer, mechanical development, SADE and E-SADE, and mixed spectrum superheat study. (M.C.G.)

The heat-transfer loop was completed and is in operation. Difficulty was experienced in obtaining a sufficiently strong connection between the burnout- detector voltage tap and the heating element. This problem and its potential solution are described. The lack of means of obtaining controlled burnout prevented collection of data on the burnout effects of the ultrasonic field. (auth)

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Results of crawing experiments using 3/8-in. bars to provide rod and tube test specimens are reported. In mechanical metallurgy investigations on the relation of formability to imperfection structure the peierls potentials for dislocation of Nb, Mo, Ta, and W were measured. Design and construction of a microextensometer reported. The investigations of the effects of grain size on the stored energy cold work were extended to a new lot OFHC Cu. In studies of formability relations with imperfection structure, a detailed study is reported on the internal-friction relaxation spectrum of Ta relatively unmodified by impurities. A summary of interstitial impurity effects on the internal-friction of Ta is given. (J.R.D.)

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Development activities are reported on pyrometallurgical processes including melt refining and those using liquid metal solvents. Development of processing facilities for EBR II is also reported. In other work, laboratory- and engineering-scale investigations on fluoride volatility processes were condueted, and conversion of UF/sub 6/ to UO/sub 2/ was studied. Investigations are also reported concerning the kinetics of metal ignition and oxidation, and metalwater reactions. In work associated with reactor chemistry, data on nuclear constants are reported and developments in thermoelectricity and reactor decontamination are described. (J.R.D.)

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Behavior of zirconium alloy clad UO{sub 2} fuel elements in steam and air at 100 deg C to the melting point of UO{sub 2} was studied. Heating tests of Zircaloy-4 tubes with internal pressure show that steam oxidation of the metal results in lower deformation rates, less deformation, and higher failure temperature. Air oxidation of Zircaloy-4 is erratic and occurs at a greater rate than in steam due to the reaction with N in the air. Rate-controlling mechanism for UO{sub 2} oxidation by steam is the diffusion of O through UO{sub 2+x} lattice. The air oxidation rate of 304 stainless steel is about 10{sup 3} times less than the rate in steam up to 1370 deg C due to excess CR{sub 2}O{sub 3} film formation. During steam oxidation, the film provides less protection because of its spinel structure. Tensile strength of annealed 304 L decreased from 0.66 kg/mm{sup 2} at room temperature to 0.86 kg/mm{sup 2} at 1375 deg C. Thermal conductivity increased with temperature. The spectral emittance of Zircaloy-4 varied. Solution of O in the metal during prolonged heating caused spectral and total emittance to approach the values of the unoxidized metal. (F.S.)

All Phase I and Phase II testing was completed. Both launches of Phase I were successful, neither Phase II launches were successful. Test data recovered on Phase I launchings included optical coverage of re-entry and the trajectory and weather data; no telemetry canister temperature data were obtained. No test data were obtained on Phase II experiments. Reduction of Phase I test data was begun. The Phase II (Sub-subtask 7.3.2) was terminated December 20, 1961, when no test data were recovered for comparison with the analytically predicted results. The Sub-subtask 7.3.3 program (Generator Re-entry Burnup Study) was completed and terminated December 29, 1961. The study objectives were met. The Sub-subtask 7.3.4 program (High Altitude Sampling) was terminated when it was completed November 30, 1961. All study objectives were met. Topical reports were prepared on Sub-subtasks on the work performed in the reporting period that was not included in the topical reports is included. Checkout and troubleshooting operations on the last two subroutines and main radioisotope shielding code were completed. Results from several runs of a simple check problem compared well with published data. (auth)

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