A report which records the results of experiments dealing with the synthesis of carnotite and its alkali analogues. The work was primarily concerned with the preparation of single crystals suitable for detailed structural analysis, though some insight into the chemistry of the precipitation of carnotite was obtained.

Summarizing the data on the uranium-vanadium deposits of the Bull Canyon area in Montrose and San Miguel Counties, Colorado.

The following document contains the 17 figures in relation to the report, Environment of Uranium Deposition in the Bull Canyon Area, Southwestern Colorado.

From Introduction: "The data included in this report for Nimonic 80A alloy, for instance, represent experiments carried out to help clarify a production problem of grain-size control in an alloy which has been extensively used. The general procedure of the investigation was to carry out controlled laboratory experiments on samples of bar stock to find conditions of heating and hot-working which resulted in abnormal grain growth."

In homogeneous nuclear reactors significant quantities of radioactive inert gaseous fission products must be separated from the fuel solution for disposal. The present disposal scheme, which is employed on the HRT, is to pass the mixture of fission product gases and oxygen through a charcoal adsorption bed. the oxygen passes through the bed relatively un-adsorbed, but the radioactive inert gases are adsorbed and are displaced from the bed bed very slowly giving the gases a much greater residence time than would exist if no bed were used. This long residence or "holdup" time permits the short-lived inert gases to decay away before emission to the atmosphere and thus greatly reduces the safety hazard produced by disposal of the gases to the atmosphere. The same effect could be obtained by using a large holdup tank, but the charcoal bed is much more compact and thus required less shielding.

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.

Development work continued on a fused salt process for the recovery of uranium from zirconium-matrix fuel alloys. The fuel is dissolved in a sodium fluoride-zirconium fluoride melt at 600°C by hydrogen fluoride sparging. The melt is then sparged with fluorine gas which volatilizes the dissolved uranium as the hexafluoride. The final decontamination and purification of the uranium hexafluoride are accomplished by fractional distillation. The testing of graphite as a container material for the hydrofluorination step was continued. Additional thermal cycling experiments were performed, using a helium sparge in equimolar sodium fluoride-zirconium fluoride melt at 600°C. The extent of penetration of the fused salt into the graphite was determined. No mechanical degradation was present. Dimensional change data were also obtained for graphite vessels in which the fused salt was sparged with hydrogen fluoride.

ABS>Ore from the Lakeview Mining Co. was tested in the pilot plant amd laboratory. The testing included grinding, leaching, countercurrent decantation, solvent extraction, precipitation, flotation, and molybdenum recovery. (W.L.H.)

From Introduction: "The primary purpose of this work was to summarize and bring up to date the information on beryl resources as gained from investigations during 1942-45, to examine in detail certain beryl-bearing pegmatites discovered and developed in recent years, and to study other pegmatites and groups of pegmatites known or suspected to contain beryl."

Abstract: A study has been made of the cladding of solid and powdered delta-phase zirconium hydride is both red and flat shapes with stainless steel. The program included investigations of metallurgical bonding, both with and without the sore of metallic barrier materials. Types 304 and 347 stainless steel were used for cladding material. The intermediate barrier-layer materials used were niobium, molybdenum, a combination of copper and molybdenum, and a combination of copper and niobium. The pressure-bonding techniques, involving the use of gas pressure at elevated temperatures, was employed in this study. Variable times and temperatures with a constant pressure of 10,000 poi were utilized by produce bonding. In this study, the best results were archived is cladding delta-phase zirconium hydride directly with Types 304 or 347 stainless steel. Good bonds were obtained by pressure bonding at 1600 F for 3 or 4 hr subsequent to pressure bonding at 1900 F for 1 to 2 hr at a pressure of 10,000 poi. Partial bonding was achieved between niobium and zirconium hydride and molybdeum and girconium hydride.

Abstract: "A dioctylphthalate has been isolated from a crude oil by means of adsorption column chromatography. The ester was identified by means of elemental analysis, refractive index, and its infrared adsorption spectrum. Saponification of the isolate and examination of the resultant alcohol by means of infrared adsorption spectra led to the conclusion that the ester is a branched chain dioctylphthalate. This is the first reported occurrence of an ester in crude petroleum."

Ore concentrates have been converted directly to crude uranium tetrafluoride by hydrogen reduction and hydrofluorination in fluidized-bed reactors. Small-scale laboratory experiments demonstrated that this process can be extended to the production of crude uranium hexafluoride through fluorination of the uranium tetrafluoride in a fluidized bed. The satisfactory temperature range for the reaction lies between 300°C and 600°C. At 450°C the fluorine utilization is between 50 and 80 per cent. With excess fluorine, over 99 per cent of the uranium is volatilized from the solid material. The fluidization characteristics of certain materials are improved by the addition of an inert solid diluent to the bed.

Monthly journal about library issues in Texas including collection development, programming and activities, managements, and other topics of interest.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether by virtue of the provisions of Section 18, Article III, of the Texas Constitution, a member of the Legislature is eligible for appointment by the Governor to an office on the Executive Department during the term of office for which he is elected.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Availability to the Teacher Retirement System of any appropriation from which certain employees may be paid during the present biennium.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: How may a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor who, after the date of conviction becomes insane, be committed to a State hospital for treatment?

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Does the Tax Assessor-Collector for Johnson County have the proper authority to assess and collect taxes for the Johnson County Rural Fire Prevention District established under the Rural Fire Prevention Districts Act, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, Article 2531a-6?

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Construction of Section 2(b) of Article 7065b, V. A. C. S., as amended by the Regular Session of the 55th Legislature as to the amount of tax to be allocated to the Comptroller for enforcement purposes.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Are the receipts of reimbursements for materials and supplies used in providing barber and cosmetology service to employees under the provisions of Section 9a of Article II, House Bill 133, Acts 55th Legislature, Regular Session, 1957, Chapter 385, page 927, reappropriated, and are these receipts to be deposited to the appropriation account from which such materials and supplies are purchased?

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The authority of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, under the Constitution of Texas, Art. VIII, Sec. 17, as adopted in 1947 and 1956, to authorize remittances to certain colleges of money received by the State after December 31, 1957, from taxes theretofore levied by the 1947 amendment, when such remittances are not to be applied on notes or bonds issued pursuant to such amendment.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a certain claim is barred by the provisions of Article 4357, Revised Civil Statues of Texas, 1925, as amended.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Does the subject package of wheat flour meet the requirements of Article 1042b, Vernon's Penal Code? and related questions.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether or not the County Clerk is required to publish an exhibit showing the aggregate amount paid out of funds, the amount of indebtedness, etc. as required by Article 1609 of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the County Attorney, District Attorney or Criminal District Attorney, respectively, has a duty to represent the State in appeals and other actions in the local courts resulting from acts and orders of the Department of Public Safety, pursuant to the Safety-Responsibility Act (Art. 6701h, V. C. S.) and related questions.