Periodic newsletter providing updates and progress on the transition plan for the Texas DSRIP (Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment), to support partner engagement.

"The PRTR Pressured Gas-Cooled Loop Facility, or Gas Loop, is an experimental facility to be installed in the Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor for use in studies contributing to advancement of the technology of gas-cooled reactors. The facility will provide an in-reactor loop for studying phenomena occurring under conditions likely to exist in gas-cooled reactors.

The angular distribution of charged x mesons produced by 300 <x> 30 Mev neutrons on C12 and Be9 have been studied. An analysis of the kinematics for meson production in a nucleon-nucleon collision indicates a fairly well defined center-of-mass system.

Absolute differential cross sections for the reaction p + p - w+ + d were obtained by detecting meson-deuteron coincidences produced by passing the 340-Mev external proton beam of the Berkeley synchro-cyclotron through a liquid hydrogen target.

Cost estimates for two types of Th producing plants are offered. One utilizes Th(NO3)4 as raw material, the other uses monazite sand. Final processing schemes and plant designs are not fixed, so the estimates represent maximum costs. Recommendations for research and development of Th producing methods are given.

The perturbation theory for material replacement experiments is given through second order thus permitting corrections for sample size. Computed flux and adjoint distribution functions are tabulated for the Lady Godiva assembly enabling the observed danger coefficients for U-238 and U-235 to be compared with corresponding predicted values. Consistency of this data is checked by its use in three independent combinations each yielding for the effective fraction of delayed neutrons from fast fission the value L841=0.0068 * 0.0002. Estimation of the reactivity contributions associated with inelastic scattering give the following connection between central danger coefficient ratios and [(%1>~-q~ ratios for the Topsy assembly (oralloy core + 81/2”tuballoy reflector), AK$U-233) A&(U-235) AKO(PU-239) AKJu-235) = 1.71= 1.93 = 1.78. Evaluation of transport cross sections by means of replacement measurements in Godiva is illustrated for the several elements carbon, copper, and gold, the values relative to ~!&(OY) = 1 being ~fi(c) = ().43 f 0.02, ~(CU) = 6.5!5 * 0.02} ~ti(Au) = 0.91 f 0.02.

This report describes the Temple Mountain district in Utah, specifically four Shinarump-capped areas that are recommended for ore mining.

Discussing recommendations for wagon drilling in the Temple Mountain District, Utah

Annual report of the Texas Racing Commission describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1995

This report reviews aspects of experimental and clinical research performed in the investigation on the pathogenesis and recovery of bone marrow injury caused by total body irradiation.

Herman Lurie's weekly report for the sugar market. Details include prices, distribution, sugar tons, and refiners.

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on turkey poult numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending March 21 to the week ending April 18, during 1980 and 1981 for turkey eggs set and poults hatched.

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending March 15 to the week ending April 19, during 1985 and 1986 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.

This report reviews the development of cross-border data sharing laws in criminal matters in the United States. It begins with an overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and the Stored Communications Act (SCA). Next, the report discusses the questions raised in the Microsoft litigation and the impact of the CLOUD Act on those issues. Finally, the report examines the new form of international agreements authorized by the CLOUD Act and the commentary on the benefits and drawbacks of the potential new international data sharing agreements.

This report presents data on U.S. merchandise (goods) trade with its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partner countries. The data are presented to show bilateral trade balances for individual FTA partners and groups of countries representing such major agreements as the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central American Free Trade Agreement and Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) relative to total U.S. trade balances. This report also discusses the issues involved in using bilateral merchandise trade balances as a standard for measuring the economic effects of a particular FTA.

This report examines the differences in the trade data from the two nations in two ways. First, it compares the trade figures using the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System) to discern any patterns in the discrepancies between the U.S. and Chinese data. The second approach to examining the differing trade data involves a review of the existing literature on the technical and non-technical sources of the trade data discrepancies. This report is updated annually, after the release of official trade data by China and the United States.

This report is an update of an earlier report regarding the "travel ban" litigation going through the courts and includes President Trump's April 10th,2018, executive order lifting travel restrictions on nationals of Chad.

"This is a selective bibliography of books and periodical articles relating to extrusion die design with special emphasis on extrusion of beryllium. Material on the extrusion process has been included when it contains information that might be of possible help in die designing."

The following report studies a method of freezing ice plugs in pipe lines before flanges are disconnected, the intention is to prevent light water from entering the system when equipment is removed for repairs.

Abstract: "The effect of variation in fuel element density upon f, p in a D2O cooled and moderated lattice of cylindrical fuel elements is investigated. The CP-3 lattice is chosen as a reference. The effect of a source term in the fuel element is considered. f, p are calculated as functions of "a", the ratio of the modified fuel element density to the original (fuel only) density. Curves showing f(a), p(a) are included. It is concluded that a 1 per cent decrease in the product, f(d), p(a) is not suffered until a=0.3. A 5 per cent decrease in k is estimated at a-0.4. The necessity of introducing the fuel element source term into the calculation after a has been decreased to about 0.6 is brought out."

This report discuses U.S. military involvement and support for NATO and considers military strategy priorities and concerns regarding placement and numbers of troops in Europe.

This report examines Latin America’s current political environment and its apparent effect on energy production in the region. It also discusses efforts to help many Latin American and Caribbean countries dependent on energy imports, including Venezuela’s preferential oil programs, the Mexico-led Meso-American Energy Integration Program, and U.S.-Brazilian cooperation on biofuels. The report also examines policy approaches that have been proposed for increased hemispheric energy cooperation, congressional interest in the topic of hemispheric energy security, and related legislative initiatives.

The Constitution of the United States makes no specific allowance for any one of the co-equal branches to have access to information held by the others and contains no provision expressly establishing a procedure for, or a right of, public access to government information. Nonetheless, Congress has legislated various public access laws. These include two records access statutes — the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act — and two meetings access statutes — the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act. This report provides background on the issue of government transparency and examines relevant litigation.

This report discusses the proposed listing of polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C. §§1531 et seq.), which highlights the intersection of two significant issues currently before Congress — climate change and species protection.