This report is the first volume of a two-part set documenting the results of the analyses of the airborne gamma radiation and total magnetic field survey that was flown for the Dillon National Topographic Map NL12-7.

A full description is given of a glow discharge deposition system, as well as a schematic. A growth rate of 2 to 3 A/sec is reported across a total substrate diameter of 76 mm, and films of a-Si:H free of oxygen and carbon contaminants have been obtained. Other films deposited include: doped and undoped a-Si:H and a-Si/sub x/C/sub 1-x/:H, n-i-p, a-Si:H plus n-i-p, a-Si:H plus a-Si/xub x/C/sub 1-x/. Optical transmission measurements from .35 to 50 microns wavelength were made on these films. A significant difference found in the vibrational spectra is the shift of the major stretching mode from 2000 cm/sup -1/ for a-Si:H to 2100 cm/sup -1/ for the a-SiC:H. A strong broad band centered at 1000 cm/sup -1/ appears when carbon is present. (LEW)

Grain boundary precipitation was observed in a multipass GTA weld in 21-6-9 stainless steel. The precipitate was identified bby electron diffraction as Msub23 Csub6-type carbide. The presence of these carbide particles did not cause intergranular attack in standard corrosion tests.

During the past year we studied in detail plasma-first wall material damage induced by unipolar arcing. Unipolar arcing damage was analyzed as a function of material, surface preparation and microstructure. Unipolar arcing was found on all materials tested and the percentage of the surface area affected by arcing was similar for different metals. The severity of unipolar arcing was found to be very sensitive to microstructure. This was deduced through extensive study of different heat treatments of Ti-6Al,4V.

Various electron and ion current, electric field, and magnetic field probes were developed and tested during the course of the investigation. A three dimensional probe drive system was constructed in order to investigate two and three dimensional phenomena occurring in the microwave plasma interaction. In most of the experiments reported here, a 1 GHz, 40 kilowatt, pulsed rf source (Applied Microwave), was used. The antenna was a 20/sup 0/ horn. A dipole fed parabolic antenna system capable of producing a focussed microwave beam at 2.3 GHz was developed and bench tested. This system will be used in future investigations at higher power levels (E/sub 0//sup 2//8..pi..nkappaT > 1).

Of the available high strength ceramics, silicon nitride offers the most promise followed by silicon carbide and aluminum oxide, and stress analyses show severe limitations on allowable velocities for impact with granite following reentry for these ceramics. Impact velocities in the 100 to 200 fps regime can be achieved only by the addition of an additional layer to distribute the high contact stress. Besides impact limitations, application of ceramic materials in heat sources would present problems both in terms of weight and fabrication. The required thickness of a ceramic impact member would be comparable to that for a carbon-carbon composite material, but the least dense of the high strength ceramics are 2 to 3 times more dense than the carbon-carbon composites. Fabrication of a ceramic heat source would require a high strength bond between the fuel and the impact member if reasonable impact velocities are to be achieved. Formation of such a bond in ceramic materials is a difficult task under normal circumstances, and would be more difficult under the restrictions imposed on the processing and handling of the /sup 238/PuO/sub 2/ fuel. 16 fig.

A fluidized-bed incineration facility is being designed for installation at the Rocky Flats Plant to demonstrate a process for the combustion of transuranic waste. The unit capacity will be about 82 kg/hr of combustible waste. The combustion process will utilize in situ neutralization of acid gases generated in the process. The equipment design is based on data generated on a pilot unit and represents a scale-up of nine. Title I engineering is at least 70 percent complete. (auth)

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Research and development are reported in the following areas: isotope separation and production for Ar, C, He, Kr, Ne, O, S, and Xe; testing of cubic B crystals for superconductivity; metal hydride research on band theory and electronic structure and spin-lattice relaxation times for VH/sub x/; separation chemistry of Pu, /sup 231/Pa, /sup 230/Th, /sup 229/Th, and /sup 234/U; adsorption of U and Pu by bone char; separation research for Ca and S isotopes; molecular beam scattering for Ar--Kr; and transport properties for the systems Ne--Ar, Ne--Kr, and Ar--Kr. (JSR)

This report is a bibliography on Congressional Hearings and Reports on Organized Crime, 93rd Congress - 79th Congress.

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This report is on the Standing of Members of Congress to Sue.

This report outlines defense movements in the United States from 1952 to 1973.

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This report provides an outline of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) a summary of Federal programs that relate to SIDS and SIDS research, and of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Act of 1974.

This paper is a response to requests for information about acupuncture by the Congressional Research Service. It contains a brief history of acupuncture and general information, medical claims and and its use in the United States.

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This report provides a table listing criminal penalties for drug related charges under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.