Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 8, Pages 933-1158, February 23, 2024 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 8, Pages 933-1158, February 23, 2024

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: February 23, 2024
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
FSA News - Lone Star State Edition: May 2023 (open access)

FSA News - Lone Star State Edition: May 2023

Monthly newsletter from the Texas State Office of the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) discussing news and activities of the FSA, funding opportunities, and other information related to farming and agriculture in Texas.
Date: May 23, 2023
Creator: United States. Farm Service Agency. Texas State Office.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
FSA News - Lone Star State Edition: March 2023 (open access)

FSA News - Lone Star State Edition: March 2023

Monthly newsletter from the Texas State Office of the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) discussing news and activities of the FSA, funding opportunities, and other information related to farming and agriculture in Texas.
Date: March 23, 2023
Creator: United States. Farm Service Agency. Texas State Office.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lee College Courier, Volume 4, Number 21, October 1995 (open access)

Lee College Courier, Volume 4, Number 21, October 1995

Newsletter of Lee College discussing news, events, and other updates.
Date: October 23, 1995
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lee College Courier, Volume 2, Number 3, August 1993 (open access)

Lee College Courier, Volume 2, Number 3, August 1993

Newsletter of Lee College discussing news, events, and other updates.
Date: August 23, 1993
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balanced Dairying: Economics, Volume 18, Number 5, October 1998 (open access)

Balanced Dairying: Economics, Volume 18, Number 5, October 1998

Newsletter of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service discussing topics related to economic aspects of raising dairy cows, dairy production, and managing dairy operations.
Date: October 23, 1998
Creator: Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balanced Dairying: Economics, Volume 16, Number 1, May 1996 (open access)

Balanced Dairying: Economics, Volume 16, Number 1, May 1996

Newsletter of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service discussing topics related to economic aspects of raising dairy cows, dairy production, and managing dairy operations.
Date: May 23, 1996
Creator: Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on the Kinematics of High Energy Electron Scattering (open access)

A Report on the Kinematics of High Energy Electron Scattering

"A convenient summary is given of useful formulas on the kinematics of high energy electron scattering together with a derivation of the relevant formulas for transforming from the center of mass to the laboratory system such parameters as scattering cross sections. The formulas derived hold for any two- body collision: the approximation (m = 0) employed for the electron scattering calculations is rigorously true for the elastic scattering of photons."
Date: May 23, 1957
Creator: Bernstein, Jeremy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crime in Texas: 1993 Summary (open access)

Crime in Texas: 1993 Summary

Annual report providing an overview of statistics related to crime in Texas during 1993 organized into summary tables and graphs. There are specific sections that break down hate crimes, family violence, and types of crime in large cities.
Date: March 23, 1994
Creator: Texas. Uniform Crime Reporting Bureau.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parks & Wildlife News, April 23, 1980 (open access)

Texas Parks & Wildlife News, April 23, 1980

Weekly newsletter discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: April 23, 1980
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parks & Wildlife News, July 23, 1980 (open access)

Texas Parks & Wildlife News, July 23, 1980

Weekly newsletter discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: July 23, 1980
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Low Energy Nuclear Physics : Second Annual Report for the Period February 1, 1959 to January 31, 1960 (open access)

Low Energy Nuclear Physics : Second Annual Report for the Period February 1, 1959 to January 31, 1960

The general expression for the angular correlation between radiations produced in successive cascade transitions is derived by use of Racah algebra. The result is then specialized to the beta - gamma correlation and applied to two cases in which additional properties of the photon are specified, the circular polarization and the plane polarization. The prospect of testing time reversal and determining nuclear matrix element ratios by beta - gamma correlation measurements is explored using the nuclide Tm/sup 170/ as an example. The directional angular correlation between the 2.31-Mev beta and the subsequent 0.605-Mev gamma emitted in the decay of Sb/sup 124/ was measured as a function of the beta energy. The K-conversion coefficient of the 279-kev gamma following beta decay of Hg/sup 203/ was measured by comparing the x-ray and gamma intensities in a scintillation spectrometer. The measured valve of alpha /sub k/ = 0.195 plus or minus 0.014 indicates that the transition is M1 with E2 mixed to the extent of 63%. The angular correlation of the 107-1.24 Mev gamma cascade in Zn/sup 68/ following the decay of 68-min Ga/sup 68/ is shown. The Legendre polynomial expansion coefficients were deter-gular correlation in the decay of Sb/ sup 118/ was …
Date: January 23, 1960
Creator: Jastram, Philip S. (Philip Sheldon), 1920-1992
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Organic Coolant Reclamation Annual Report : December 15, 1958 through December 14, 1959 (open access)

Organic Coolant Reclamation Annual Report : December 15, 1958 through December 14, 1959

Potential methods have been examined for the reclamation of high boiler arising from the degradation of polyphenol materials in use as reactor coolants and moderators. To define the chemistry of potential reclamation processes, model polyphenol compounds were used. These include biphenyl, o, m and p-terphenyl, and p-quaterphenyl. Emphasis has been on hydrocracking, redistribution (reaction with benzene), and partial reduction. Preliminary study has been made of the application these techniques to high boiler from Santowax-OM used in the OMRE. The three methods show promise but require detailed investigation to minimize carbon formation to locate optimum operating conditions,.
Date: December 23, 1959
Creator: Wineman, Robert J.; Adams, J. S.; Gudzinowicz, Benjamin J. & Scola, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Studies of Reactor Containment : Monthly Technical Progress Report No. 29 (open access)

Studies of Reactor Containment : Monthly Technical Progress Report No. 29

The report covers work performed during the period September 1, 1959 through September 30, 1959. The general objectives of the program of "Studies of Reactor Containment" are to accomplish theoretical and experimental investigations of the loads to which external containment structures for nuclear reactors are subjected in the vent of a violent incident at the reactor core, the evaluation of methods of reducing that loading, and the study of the response of and design criteria for external containment structures as a result of such loading. Progress of technical effort during the report period is summarized for each of the eight tasks of the program.
Date: October 23, 1959
Creator: Zaker, T. A. (Thomas Allen)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Present Status of Semiconductor Particle Counters (open access)

Present Status of Semiconductor Particle Counters

This review lists some of the salient features of semiconductor particle counters and cannot claim to contain an exhaustive listing of all the work in the field. Performance results on the surface-barrier counters as developed at California Institute of Technology are included as typical for this type of counter, though comparable results have been obtained elsewhere.
Date: November 23, 1959
Creator: Barnes, C. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determination of Possible Failed Blanket Elements Using the FEDAL System. Section I. First Performance. Core I, Seed 1. Test Results DL-S-2810S, RNI-24 (open access)

Determination of Possible Failed Blanket Elements Using the FEDAL System. Section I. First Performance. Core I, Seed 1. Test Results DL-S-2810S, RNI-24

The purpose of the test was to determine if failed blanket elements exist in other regions of the core beside F-2. FEDAL sampling ports that have indicted the greatest deviation as determined in a statistical analysis performed on a number of traverses in the FEDAL system will be tested. Data obtained from the start up runs of the FEDAL sample port Nos. 11, 31, 36 and 37 of Monitor 2 and port Nos. 14, 46, 11, 49 and 7 of Monitor 1 gave no indications of a blanket element failure. At each power increase, the radiation increase was normal with no signs of bursts or peaks of radiation which would indication the failure of a blanket fuel element.
Date: November 23, 1959
Creator: Pazuchanics, Nicholas & Kearns, Walter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reactivity Lifetime. Section I. Third Performance. 2797-3797 EFPH. Core I Seed I. (open access)

Reactivity Lifetime. Section I. Third Performance. 2797-3797 EFPH. Core I Seed I.

The PWR Plant was operated at approximately 60 MW net electrical output for a total of 1000 EFPH from February 3, 1959 to March 28, 1959. During this period, while performing DL-S-225, there were two planned shutdowns, no safety shutdowns or safety insertions and one flux title. The performance of the plant was satisfactory during the period of the test.
Date: November 23, 1959
Creator: Lawrence, Roger J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transit Times of Compression Sound Waves Through Aluminum Plate (open access)

Transit Times of Compression Sound Waves Through Aluminum Plate

Experiments are described which show that the velocity of compressional waves along a thin plate varies as a function of the frequency of the waves. In terms of transit times in aluminum the value is between 4.02 and 4.94 microseconds per inch.
Date: January 23, 1953
Creator: Montgomery, Grant & Claassen, R. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Principles and Techniques of Ultrasonic Inspection (open access)

Principles and Techniques of Ultrasonic Inspection

Ultrasonic inspection for subsurface flaws is widely used in American industry. This report reviews the general principles and specific techniques of ultrasonic testing. The information is based on a review of the technical literature plus the experience of the Quality Assurance Department at Sandia Corporation in applying this nondestructive testing technique to quality evaluation programs.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Psillas, Harold C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Xenon and Samarium Poisoning (open access)

Xenon and Samarium Poisoning

The equilibrium and maximum override values for xenon and samarium poisoning have been computed using the recently issued effective cross sections of C. H. Westcott. Values are given as a function of specific power, neutron temperature, and epithermal flux content.
Date: January 23, 1961
Creator: Carlsmith, R. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of the DD2 Amplifier with the RIDL 200-and 400-Channel Analyzers (open access)

Use of the DD2 Amplifier with the RIDL 200-and 400-Channel Analyzers

The use of the DD^3 amplifier with the RIDL 200- and 400-channel analyzers has been found advantageous for certain applications. In order to use the DD2, certain modifications to the input circuits of the Analog-to Digital Converter Unit are necessary. In addition, the modifications improved the linearity of the analyzer in the low channels. Using the analyzer with the RIDL Type 30-7 Scintillation Pulse Amplifier, it was noted that non-linearity of as much as 5 or 6 channels was present below channel 20. With the modifications made and with the use of the DD2, this non-linearity has been reduced to less than 1/2 channel.
Date: September 23, 1960
Creator: Todd, H. A. & Smiddle, R. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determination of the Nil-Ductility-Transition Temperature for A212B Steel Used in the N. S. Savannah Pressure Vessel (open access)

Determination of the Nil-Ductility-Transition Temperature for A212B Steel Used in the N. S. Savannah Pressure Vessel

The nil-ductility-transition (NDT) temperature, as defined by the Naval Research Laboratory drop-weight test, was determined on the A212B carbon-silicon steel used in the pressure vessel of the N. S. Savannah nuclear reactor. Correlations were made with the Charpy-V-notch impact energy at NDT. Specimens taken at two different thickness location from materials used in the upper closure head of the reactor vessel yielded NDT temperatures of 0 - 20°F which correspond to Charpy-V-notch impact energies of 11-19 ft-lb. Testing of as-received material used in the lower closure head indicated that the NDT temperature was 50°F which was equivalent to an average Charpy-V-notch impact energy of 12 ft-lb. After normalizing and stress-relieving this material, in order to more closely approximate the final condition of the reactor vessel, NDT was reduced to less than 10°F.
Date: July 23, 1959
Creator: Thurber, W. C. & Lamartine, J. T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
PRFR  Pilot Leaching Plant - Preliminary Process Design (open access)

PRFR Pilot Leaching Plant - Preliminary Process Design

The preliminary process design of a PRFR pilot leaching plant, which is proposed to be located in Cell B of Building ORNL, is considered. Chemical, physical, and nuclear parameters are investigated in order that the leaching operations may be carried out without any chemical or nuclear hazards.
Date: July 23, 1959
Creator: McLain, H. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Decontamination of the PRFR Pilot Leaching Plant - Preliminary Process Design (open access)

Decontamination of the PRFR Pilot Leaching Plant - Preliminary Process Design

The Turco 4501 process is recommended for the decontamination of the PRFR pilot leaching plant equipment. The caustic-tartrate-nitric acid process is recommended for the decontamination of the cell and the equipment exterior.
Date: July 23, 1959
Creator: McLain, H. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library