The following report describes data on the provided phase equilibrium systems that show the general nature of the diagrams and the compounds and solid solutions which occur.

Abstract: "Preliminary data have been taken to evaluate X-ray absorption at the L III edge of uranium as a method of detection of uranium in solution. Uranium concentrations in water from 150 ppm to 30,000 ppm have been investigated. The effect of copper as a typical contaminant in the range of 737 ppm of copper to 36,850 ppm of copper has been investigated for a representative uranium solution. Instrumentation has been constantly improved and suggestions for further improvements in amplifying and counting equipment are included. Comparison of experimental data with theory indicates that the derived equations are adequate."

A device has been designed which will support small spheres and cylinders in a vacuum system during a plating operation. While supporting the object to be plated, the device automatically shifts the position of the supports so that the coating is evenly distributed. This report describes the mechanism by which this motion is achieved.

This report contains the results of tests which demonstrated the feasibility of using graphite labyrinth type seals, i.e., a bushing machined with alternate grooves and lands on the inside diameter to create a sufficient pressure drop to provide a satisfactory seal.

This technical report presents an overview of nuclear reactor maintenance to be used in planning a nuclear reactor. There are certain basic maintenance fundamentals that are common to all types of reactors that may be' incorporated in a power producing facility. Basically, there are only two types of maintenance procedures. The direct type, which is common to conventional steam plants, may be used in some areas where the radioactivity is low enough. In most parts of the plant, maintenance will of necessity be remote due to the high level of radioactivity. For simplicity of description in this report all reactor types are divided into two general classes: solid fuel types and circulating fuel types. The report lists nine types of reactor power plant types with advantages and disadvantages maintenance-wise of each.

Progress report of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Nuclear Engineering Department providing updates on various projects, experiments, and other work. This report includes a summary of scholarly output from the reactor physics division, the applied chemistry and chemical engineering division, and metallurgy division.

Limitations on the service life of a fuel element imposed by degradation of the fissile core during irradiation have been a matter of great concern. Limitations imposed by changes in cladding properties during irradiation should be evaluated with equal care. Zircaloy-2, stainless steel, and aluminum alloys have been irradiated in the form of cladding on metallic and ceramic fuel elements. Several aspects of fuel behavior as influenced by these clad materials will be discussed. All observations related to irradiation behavior in this paper have been made on fuel specimens irradiated in water coolant.

Errata sheet listing corrections to three pages of a report that describes a transistorized automatic counting and recording system built for the determination of foil-activation data.