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, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Board of Nurse Examiners to accredit specialty programs in nursing offered by colleges and universities.

The specific objectives of the project are to determine on a geographic basis the current and potential USA production capability for grain and grass crops, to perform a preliminary screening of conversion processes, and to perform preliminary technical and economic feasibility analyses. The results obtained to date on biomass production, conversion processes, and data management are reported. (JSR)

Previous calculations of line emission were extended to higher density, lower temperature plasmas, typical of those expected in early ablative compression experiments. Emission from Ne-seeded fuel was analyzed in order to diagnose the density and temperature of the compressed core. The Stark/Doppler broadened emission profile is calculated for the H-like Ne resonance line. The observable lineshape is then obtained by time-averaging over expected density and temperature profiles and by including the effects of radiative transfer.

The investigation of two poorly understood but technologically important physical properties of silicate glasses and related materials is described. The use of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance to investigate the nature of radiation-induced damage in glasses exposed to a variety of high-energy radiation sources is discussed first. Second, the measurement of the nonlinear index of refraction coefficient in a variety of optical materials related to the design of high-power laser systems is described. The radiation damage investigations rely heavily on the comparison of experimental results for different experimental situations. The comparison of EPR lineshapes, absolute spin densities and power saturation behavior is used to probe a variety of microscopic and macroscopic aspects of radiation damage in glasses. Comparison of radiation damage associated with exposure to gamma rays and fast neutrons (and combinations thereof) are interpreted in terms of the microscopic damage mechanisms which are expected to be associated with the specific radiations. Comparison of radiation damage behavior in different types of glasses is also interpreted in terms of the behavior expected for the specific materials. The body of data which is generated is found to be internally self-consistent and is also generally consistent with the radiation damage behavior expected for specific situations. …

A review of the literature on the electromagnetics coupling through apertures is presented. The particular problem of interest is the various methods used to find the effect of EMP coupling through apertures. Also, the areas needed for future studies are outlined. 35 references. (WHK)

The history and state-of-the-art of laser isotope separation at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory are reviewed. (TFD)

Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL) investigated a new approach for improving the use of geographically distributed computer services used by the U. S. Department of Transportation/Transportation Systems Center (DOT/TSC). The interactive use of these distributed services (a major portion of which are data bases) consumes increasing amounts of the DOT user-analyst's time. The new approach increases accountability, selection capability, usability, and control of distributed services usage. LLL's approach centers these four elements in MODDS, which is an intermediary between the user-analyst and the distributed computer services. This report summarizes the current problems faced by the DOT community, then presents a digest of MODDS advantages. 2 figures.

The Inducer Pump Program was initiated to demonstrate the applicability and advantages of an inducer pump to the LMFBR. The inducer is a pump blading which is specifically tailored to provide excellent suction performance. Operating suction specific speeds two to three times those for the inlet of a centrifugal impeller can be achieved with a properly and conservatively designed inducer. When coupled to a centrifugal impeller, the inducer offers excellent suction performance which can be effectively used to optimize pump efficiency, reduce pump size, and reduce pump cost. Four major efforts were undertaken during the five quarters of GFY 1976 to demonstrate and verify the inducer's suitability and applicability to LMFBR pumps, and to quantify the advantages of the inducer pump. The efforts are summarized.

During the course of the Mirror Hybrid Fusion-Fission Reactor study several alternate concepts were considered for various reactor components. Several of the alternate concepts do appear to exhibit features with potential advantage for use in the mirror hybrid reactor. These are described and should possibly be investigated further in the future.

This bibliography provides the reader an overview of the growth, development, responsibilities and duties of personal staffs of Senators and Representatives and the staffs of congressional committees.

This report is a list of partisan newsletters and journals that document Congressional activities. The report provides information such as ways to contact the newsletters, the subscription cost, publishing frequency, format, and a brief description of each.

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This report covers the nine-month period, February 15 to November 15, 1976. During this period, in the main part, continued activities towards the completion of the EPICS and HRS spectrometers at LAMPF were continued. The entire HRS facility was successfully completed and test-data are now being taken. The EPICS channel was completed, and the tune-up of the channel successfully done. The EPICS spectrometer assembly is still continuing. Data taking on one experiment in collaboration with CEN de Saclay was completed. Ph.D. was awarded to one student during this period. A list of publications is included.

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