Report documenting the progress of the Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program to develop a mobile nuclear power plant for military field operation.

From Abstract : "Gamma ray efficiencies for various sized well type NaI(Ti) crystals have been calculated using an IBM 704 digital computer. The adjustable parameters in the program are the gamma ray energy, the heights and diameters of the crystal and the well, the thickness of the well lining, and the positions of the (point) source inside the well. Some typical results are presented in graphical form."

From Abstract : "The solubilities of the individual rare earth lactates and α-hysroxyisobutyrates in water at 20 and 60° were determined for comparison with the rare earth glycolate solubilities determined earlier."

The transition from dormancy to growth in plant seeds has been the topic of many biological studies (1,2). Of particular interest to the radiobiologist are the dramatic changes in radiosensitivity occurring soon after the soaking of the seeds (3). These changes are thought to be associated with the commencement of proliferative activity. The recently developed method of labeling DNA with tritiated thymidine allows analysis of proliferative activity in greater detail than was heretofore possible. In the present study, uptake of tritiated thymidine and mitotic counts were used to determine the sequence of activation of proliferation in tissues or organs of the germinating corn embryo.

Two methods are proposed for calculating zero-point energies of molecules. The first makes use of the fact that one can easily write down the quantum mechanical Hamiltonian for a vibration system. The zero-point energy can then be obtained by a perturbation scheme without solving the secular equation. The second method requires a knowledge of the normal modes and frequencies of a reference molecule, but then enables one to calculate isotope effects by a perturbation scheme. The methods are applied to some examples and the convergence of the perturbation series is investigated. The approximate validity of the law of the mean for the isotope effect on zero-point energies is explored within the framework of the methods.

Tritiated thymidine (H3TDR), a specific precursor of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), has proved to be a valuable tool in the study of in vivo cellular kinetics. Various methods of analysis have been used in autoradiographic investigations of proliferative patterns and time parameters in different cell lines.

Production cross sections and angular distributions of Λ and K° particles produced by 11.4 Bev/c π" mesons in hydrogen have been measured. A systematic investigation was made of all two-body decays of unstable neutral particles. No events inconsistent with γ, Λ, or K° were found. Production cross sections, angular distributions and effective mass distributions of π mesons produced in 4-prong events were also measured. No evidence for dominance of any high mass multi-pion resonance was found. Both the pion production and strange particle production reactions demonstrated peripheral characteristics in that the baryon was strongly peaked backward in the center of mass. The average transverse momentum was observed to be a monotonically increasing function of mass. The experimental total interaction cross section was 25.3 ± 1.5 mb. The effect of the pion-nucleon T ' 3/2 isobar was clearly observed.

The problem to be discussed originates in our interest in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors. It has been established by others that some positron-emitting radioactive isotopes, in particular Arsenic-74 and Copper-64, can be causal to localize in brain tumors and thus to serve as agents for locating the tumors. Although other kinds of radioisotopes have also been used successfully in locating tumors, positron emitters have some especially attractive features. Their use is based on the principle that a positron, or positively charged electron, is a form of "anti-matter," and when it encounters an ordinary negatively charged electron both are annihilated, giving rise to two gamma rays that are emitted in opposite directions. Such an event is detectable through the use of coincidence counting. The data for which the method of analysis is to be discussed in the present paper is generated by a device using the coincidence counting method with multiple detectors in an arrangement potentially suitable for three-dimensional localization of brain tumors.

The aim of this series of experiments was to evaluate the existence of abscopal effects of irradiation. No attempt was made towards the elucidation of mechanisms. Very early in the history of radiological research it was noticed radiation produces both local and general effects involving the entire body. Gauss and Lembcke introduced the term "Roentgenkater" (radiation sickness). They ascribed these "General Effects" to the circulation of toxic substances released from cells that disintegrated following irradiation.

The following cells were operated at 820°C: [equations not transcribed] where the over-all reaction in each cell is simply the transfer of NaCl from pure NaCl to the mixtures of the right hand compartment. The porcelain acts as a pure sodium ion conductor in these cells. The relative partial molar free energy of mixing for sodium chloride, FMNaCl, is given by [equation not transcribed] where E is the EMF of the cell. Results are given over the entire composition range in each system and compared with previous measurements from other sources. Other thermodynamic quantities are calculated from the results. Experiments using a H2, HCl mixture in place of Cl2 are discussed, as well as the extension of the measurements to other systems.

Encysted Trichinella spiralis larvae incorporated carbon-14 from mice fed diets containing C14 -labeled glycerine and DL-alanine. In general, a higher level of C14 activity (C14 per gram of dry tissue) was found in muscle larvae than in muscle tissue. The presence of encysted Trichinella larvae in the muscles of 56-day and 180-day infected mice did not alter incorporation of C14 from these amino acids into infected muscle protein when compared with noninfected muscle. These experiments were extended to include the aromatic amino acids, DL-tyrosine and DL-tryptophan.

Numerous studies on the effects of radiation on the central nervous system used traditional pathomorphological changes as parameters of radiosensitivity, but pathogenesis and mechanisms of radiation injury to the nervous tissue are still little understood. Furthermore, the great discrepancy of dose requirement leading to physiological responses and on the other hand to pathomorphological changes in the central nervous system is not satisfactorily explained.

Data on the mitotic indices of human bone marrow cells were reported in the first paper of this series, and theoretical considerations on the applicability and limitations of the index in determining kinetic parameters were discussed. In the present paper an attempt is made to compute time parameters of normal bone marrow cell proliferation from the data presented in the first paper.

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.

A method of calibrating control drums in a subcritical assembly with a source is given here as an to WANL- TMI- 458 which discusses the measurement of shutdown reactivity in a subcritical core

This report talks about the Comments on E-MAD Phase II drawings received between 2/14/63 and 2/19/63

The heavy gas model using a synthetic kernel leads to coupled equations for the determination of the neutron flux in a bare reactor. The very special problem of solving analytically the defining equation for the energy dependent neutron flux in a region for which there are no source terms is considered. (auth)

"Research in thermal contact resistance at MIT and advances made during the past year are summarized. The problem of predicting cortact resistance is examined in an analysis of a model for the contact which relates the geometry of actual surfaces in contact to the contact model, and a deformation analysis which relates the contact geometry to the load carried by the surfaces. Experimental procedures are described and are applied to two stainless steel surfaces in contact and to W and graphite surfaces in contact. A significant result is that a surface may be described by two measurable parameters which may be combined with two such parameters of any other surface to completely determine the geometry of the interface if they are placed in contact. It thus remains to construct a device which will readily measure these two parameters."

Newsletter of the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research outlining statistics and research related to business in Texas.

ABS>An advanced, gas-cooled, clad-fuel reactor power plant to generate 750 Mw of electricity was designed as a study of the potential capability of that system. The graphitemoderated reactor generates 1908 Mw of heat in 1062 fuel channels 21 ft long for a power density of 5.5 kw/liter. Gas temperatures entering and leaving the reactor are 574 and 1150 deg F, respectively, operating at 420 psia. Steam at 2415 psia and 950 deg F with reheat to 1000 deg F drives a 763-Mw(e) turbogenerator and also four 31,000-hp blower drive turbines and the boiler feed pumps. Net thermal efficiency of the plant is 39.4%. Estimated direct cost of construction is 0,267,000, or 7 per kilowatt net electric output. Fuel-cycle costs at 20,000 Mwd per metric ton of uranium are 1.46 mills/ kwhr, operating and maintenance costs are 0.39 mill, and fixed charges range from 1.80 to 4.65 mills, depending on method of financing. Total power generation costs at an 80% load factor range from 3.65 to 6.50 mills/kwhr. (auth)

Monthly newsletter of the Texas State Securities Board documenting authorization for the sale of securities in the state, listing the permit date, information about the company, and total offering for each one.