Abstract: Information on five uranium binary alloy systems has been surveyed. These systems are the alloys of uranium with zirconium, chromium, columbium, vanadium, and molybdenum. The equilibrium diagrams are discussed, and where available, data have been included on diffusion studies, cladding experiments, and mechanical properties.

The bibliography provided investigates the following sources: Chemical Abstracts 1947-1950., Metallurgical Abstracts Vols. 1-18., ASM Review of Metals Literature Vols. 1-6., J. Institute of Metals Vols. 78-80 (No. 7)., Physics Abstracts 1937-1950.

Introduction: The experimental work at Mound Laboratory on bismuth casting and the sealing of aluminum irradiation containers is an outgrowth of the bismuth recovery project. Since the recovered bismuth contains residual activity it is necessary that the bismuth be processed to the point that no contamination will result from shipment or any subsequent operations required to prepare the bismuth for irradiation. In order to satisfy these requirements the work here has consisted of investigating methods of preparing the bismuth slugs in the shapes required and of mechanically sealing the aluminum container.

This document describes a method in determining solid solubilities using strain-aging techniques, explaining a non-uniform yielding of the alloy in question.

Preliminary 16 x 7.5 minute map of the Dinne Mesa north west area, showing geology, roads, drainage, meridians and parallels, triangulation stations, and air-photo centers and wing points.

Preliminary 16 x 7.5 minute map of the Dinne Mesa south west area, showing geology, roads, drainage, meridians and parallels, triangulation stations, and air-photo centers and wing points.

From abstract: The land-pebble phosphate district of Florida is a part of the Gulf Coastal Plain. The geologic formations cropping out in the district are the Miocene Hawthorn, Pliocene Bone Valley, and Pleistocene terrace sands. The Bone Valley formation consists of a lower strongly phosphatic unit and an upper less phosphatic unit. This paper is concerned principally with the lower unit, which contains the bulk of the minable phosphate deposits of the district.

Report discussing the distribution, composition, and origin of the phosphate deposits in the land-pebble district in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Florida.

Introduction: Studies of uranium-vanadium occurrences in the Four Corners region show that, with the exception of the Lukachuai area, all of the major deposits in the Morrison formation are grouped around the various igneous masses which are scattered irregularly throughout the Colorado Plateau. The pattern of deposition varies from mountain group to mountain group and each will be described separately. Maps accompany this report to supplement the descriptions of ore occurrences in the vicinity of the La Sal, Abajo, Carrizo, and Henry mountains. Elsewhere, it is believed that a written description will suffice.

Abstract: "The results of this investigation that it is necessary to remove fluoride prior to precipitation zirconium with mandelic acid or phenyl arsonic acid. Fluoride, however, has little effect on the cupferron method of precipitation. The discovery that zirconium fluoride is soluble in a mixture of aqua regia and sulfuric acid made it possible to dissolve the material without the addition of fluoride from hydrofluoric acid."

From abstract: "The energies of fragments from fission of U-235, U-238, and Pu-239 by 14-Mev neutrons, from fission of U-238 and Pu-239 by thermal neutrons have been measured in a Frisch grid ionization chamber."

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines to evaluate the known estimates of coking coal in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The investigation discusses the properties of coal and coal blends found in this region. This report contains tables, and maps.

From summary: "In order to estimate the effect of placing bismuth and thorium layers near the MTR core, radial flux distributions and k[infinity] values were calculated for cylindrical reactors having cylindrical layers of these materials of the same height as the core and beryllium reflector and placed either next to the core or embedded in the beryllium reflector."

Foreword: This report covers one part of a comprehensive study to determine the relationship between the trafficability of soils and the mobility of military vehicles.

Preliminary 16 x 7.5 minute map of Part of the Carrizo Mountains Area, Northeastern Arizona, showing geology, roads, drainage, meridians and parallels, triangulation stations, and air-photo centers and wing points.

Preliminary 16 x 7.5 minute map of the Los Gigantes north west area in the Carrizo Mountains area, showing geology, roads, drainage, meridians and parallels, triangulation stations, and air-photo centers and wing points.

From summary: "The relative absorptions of X-rays by various substances are listed as a guide to the application of the X-ray photometric method in chemical analysis and to the estimation of interference by extraneous substances."

This report discusses what effects the shift of an orbital axis relative to the center of the table-top stellarator tube as well as the magnitude of these effects.

Three maps illustrating distribution of metal deposits in metal-mining districts in Colorado. The first map is a geological survey indicating uranium deposits, rock characteristics, and the location of the Central Mining District in relationship to counties in Colorado. The second map shows pitchblende deposits and bostonite dikes in the Front Range Mineral Belt near Central City, Colorado. The third map near indicates the locations of pitchblende deposits alongside metal vein systems near Central City, Colorado

This report follows an investigation of a cargo truck found contaminated by various radioactive material on a routine trip from Arco, Idaho to the Hanford plant on May 8, 1952. The report analyzes the truck's route in an attempt to find the location of the contaminating region.

Abstract: A drilling program was conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission on Cove Mesa, Arizona to further develop uranium and vanadium ore reserves that are vital to the National Defense. The drilling was performed by the Minerals Engineering Company of Grand Junction, Colorado. Uranium and vanadium ore horizons are found in the Salt Wash member of the Morrison formation on Cove Mesa.

Abstract: Zeunerite occurs near the surface of a granite stock on the southwest flank of Brooks Mountain, Alaska. The largest deposit is at the Foggy Day prospect where zeunerite is disseminated in hematite which partially or totally fills openings and vugs in a highly oxidized lensshaped body of pegmatitic granite and to a minor extent in openings and cracks in the weathered granite enclosing the lens. Although a few specimens from the pegmatitic lens contain as high as 2.1 percent equivalent uranium, the overall average content of the lens rock is between 0.1 and 0.2 percent equivalent uranium and about 0.07 percent equivalent uranium for both the lens material and the surrounding zeunerite-bearing granite.

Report discussing an investigation of zeunerite found at Brooks Mountains, Alaska. This zeunerite was believed to be possibly uraniferous.

Optical and morphological properties of 28 compounds of uranium, plutonium, americium and some related elements, belonging to 21 isomorphous groups, are described. Additional data are given on 5 compounds of similar type described in the National Nuclear Energy Series, Division IV, Volume w, Chapter 19, “Actinide Elements.”