This report summarizes the results of investigations of the distribution of colonial seabirds and wading birds on New Jersey dredged material islands, of vegetation distribution and succession on dredged material islands, and of the interactions of vegetation and birds on dredged material islands.

Appendix to a report on vegetation succession and wildlife use of dredged material islands in New Jersey containing historical wildlife data for the the New Jersey study area.

Appendix to a report on vegetation succession and wildlife use of dredged material islands in New Jersey containing an analysis of vegetative characteristics on selected dredged material islands.

Sodium titanate, an inorganic ion exchange material, has been evaluated for use in a process to remove strontium from Defense Waste or other high-sodium, caustic solutions. Distribution coefficients on the order of 10/sup 5/ were observed at sub part per million concentrations of Sr, and the effects of other cation impurities and complexants in the waste were investigated. The preparation and general chemical properties of the exchange material are discussed. This information was used in developing a commercial source which has since supplied a 200 kg batch of the material for evaluation. In column ion exchange experiments with /sup 85/Sr-doped simulated waste, decontamination factors of 500 or greater were observed in the first 2000 to 3500 bed volumes of effluent, depending on the impurities in the simulant. A -40 to +130 mesh range of sodium titanate powder was used as the baseline material, but a study to produce alternate forms of the titanate was carried in parallel. This has resulted in two materials which appear promising with respect to both simplification of handling and chemical properties. One of the materials is an agglomerated form of the titanate formed by extrusion pelletizing using water as a binder, and the second is …

An amplifier system (Q-5485 and Q-5487) with a rise time of 1.0 nsec was developed for service in nuclear event detectors that require a high timing resolution. Because of its lower cost, greater reliability, lower noise, and higher gain bandwidth, this system is expected to replace other amplifier systems commonly used in this service. Simplified circuitry, improved transistors, and hybrid microcircuit fabrication yield small, high-performance amplifiers that are compatible with existing 50-..cap omega.. transmission components. Solid metal packaging eliminates radiofrequency interference and ground-loop pickup; it also provides convenient handling and protection of the circuit.

Statistical computer programs are described which are intended for general usage in evaluating multidimensional feature indices for resource potential. In particular, the computer programs comprise a covariance computation program and a likelihood function evaluation program. These programs have been exercised in this study for geothermal exploration, using as many as 34 selected feature indices from a data base that may include up to 100 distinct indices. It is anticipated that many more indices might be considered simultaneously. Practical limitations occur with large covariances due to numerical errors in computing eigenvalues and eigenvectors. The basic concept of hypothesis testing as formulated in this study is described.

Sam Hughes, Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental and Institutional Relations, DOE, made the introductions at the public briefing on electric rate structuring, February 28, 1978 in Washington, D.C. Ms. Tina Hobson served as moderator. A panel of experts on energy issues responded to questions that consumer and public interest groups raised about energy issues, particularly electric rate structures. DOE panel members were: David Bordin, Charles Curtis, Robert R. Nordhaus, Hazel R. Rollins, and Douglas C. Bauer. Thirty-six questions previously submitted by consumer and public interest groups are listed and the answers prepared by DOE program offices are published in Appendix A. After the briefing, the questions posed at the meeting are re-examined and detailed answers are published by DOE program offices.

The Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) has been developing a new generation of superconducting magnets which have the helium cooling system as an integral part of the magnet structure. The LBL technique calls for large sections of the magnet structure to be vacuum impregnated with epoxy. The epoxy was chosen for its impregnation properties. Epoxies which have good impregnation characteristics are often subject to cracking when they are cooled to cryogenic temperatures. The cracking of such an epoxy can be controlled by: (1) minimizing the amount of epoxy in the structure; (2) reducing the size of unfilled epoxy spaces; and (3) keeping the epoxy in compression. The technique for using the epoxy is often more important than the formulation of the epoxy. The LBL vacuum impregnation and curing technique is described. Experimental measurements on small samples of coil sections are presented. Practical experience with large vacuum impregnation superconducting coils (up to two meters in dia) is also discussed.

A value-impact assessment is made of alternate containment concepts for commercial light water reactor power plants. Several alternate containment concepts are evaluated and compared considering their potential for reducing public risk and their construction cost. The results and methodology of the Reactor Safety Study (WASH-1400) are used as a basis for determining potential risk reductions that could be realized by alternate containment designs. Among the alternatives considered, filtered atmospheric venting appears to offer the greatest potential for reducing public risk for the least impact.

The problem of vapor/liquid interaction and entrainment in shell-and-tube evaporators is analyzed. Attention is focused primarily on the horizontal tube falling film evaporators, which have been proposed for use in Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) power plants. In the horizontal tube design, liquid falls from one tube to the next in either a droplet or column mode. A criterion is derived for predicting the transition from the droplet mode to the column mode. Models are developed for predicting the deflection of droplets and columns due to vapor crossflow. Based on an experimental study of drop detachment and breakup, a correlation is established for determining the resulting droplet sizes. For high vapor crossflow velocities, a criterion is presented for predicting the inception of liquid entrainment by a process known as stripping. Based on the foregoing models, conditions are defined under which vapor/liquid interaction and entrainment are important for OTEC evaporators.

The application of the Zeeman effect to atomic absorption spectroscopy has been studied over the past several years. This technique has a larger area of application than conventional AAS because of its high degree of selectivity. The ZAA technique can be used for organometallic species determination by interfacing with a high-pressure liquid chromatograph. Various kinds of eluents can be directly introduced in the ZAA system; even organic solvents or high-concentration salt solutions. For example, the Co atom in the functional center of Vitamin B12 molecule was separately analyzed in the presence of much larger amounts of inorganic Co. In the ZAA technique, interference caused by direct spectral overlap can also be corrected. As a typical example, the Sb line at 217.02 nm overlaps the Pb absorption line at 217.00 nm. However, 1000 ppM of Pb did not cause any interference signal in the Sb analysis by ZAA. This is especially important in the analysis of gun powder residue that is often carried out by chemists working in the forensic field. In the determination of trace elements in matrices of unknown composition, the ZAA technique achieved highly reliable results by employing the standard addition method to correct for chemical interferences, because …

A method for correcting the vertical dispersion is proposed in which the vertical closed orbit is primarily displaced at locations where the sextupole chromaticity correctors are placed in order to generate the skew quadrupole fields needed to correct the vertical dispersion. The results of a computer simulation study indicate that this method is feasible for ISABELLE, where a maximum displacement of the vertical closed orbit of about 2.0 mm is required.

A number of major findings have emerged from this analysis. Although most people have heard or read about the Nuclear Fuel Services plant at West Valley, few exhibit a high level of knowledge about the issue area. A clear majority of residents living in the region are concerned about the presence of the facility. Many are particularly concerned about the health dangers that can result from radioactive contamination of the environment. People want to see something done about the facility, but do not know exactly what. When forced to choose one out of three possible alternatives, twice as many people preferred to ''completely remove the plant and restore the area'' than either of the two remaining alternatives. People who are concerned about the facility tend to favor removal of the plant and restoration of the area. Nearly three-fourths of West Valley area residents who believe that the plant did not employ enough people to significantly help the economy of the region favor removal of the facility and restoration of the area. The results of this study may help policymakers choose the most acceptable course of action.

In toroidal experiments, such as Screw Pinches, Belt Pinches, and Reversed Field Pinches, with both toroidal and poloidal magnetic fields, quite complicated E-fields exist. For an appropriate design one should however, know what voltages occur between the various coils, the stabilizing shell, the plasma itself, the pumping stations, and diagnostic equipment. An attempt is made to give a systematic description of the voltages that develop between coils and objects placed inside them. Two types of coils are considered, one without an external return flux, analogous to the toroidal field coil; and one with external return flux, analogous to the poloidal field coil. Possible methods of grounding are discussed. The Appendix describes what voltages are to be expected in the ZT-40 Reversed-Field Pinch experiment under construction at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.

A review of the literature and prior experience led to selection of induction melting as the most promising method for volume reduction of low-level transuranic contaminated metal waste. The literature indicates that melting with the appropriate slags significantly lowers the total contamination level of the metals by preferentially concentrating contaminants in the smaller volume of slag. Surface contamination not removed to the slag is diluted in the ingot and is contained uniformly in the metal. This dilution and decontamination offers the potential of lower cost disposal such as shallow burial rather than placement in a national repository. A processing plan is proposed as a model for economic analysis of the collection and volume reduction of contaminated metals. Further development is required to demonstrate feasibility of the plan.

The weak interaction is studied from a phenomenological viewpoint. The aim is to describe the present situation concisely, using a minimal number of theoretical hypotheses. First, charged-current phenomenology is discussed, then neutral-current phenomenology. This can all be described in terms of a global SU(2) symmetry plus an electromagnetic correction. The intermediate-boson hypothesis is then introduced, and lower bounds are inferred on the range of the weak force. 18 references. (JFP)

The ''S'' sand Reservoir B CO/sub 2/ pilot was designed to demonstrate the feasibility of a downward CO/sub 2/ displacement in a steeply dipping, high temperature and high pressure Gulf Coast reservoir. Research results show that CO/sub 2/ injection is not a miscible process at the S Sand Reservoir B (SRB) conditions but a CO/sub 2/-crude oil vaporization process. Vaporization means that the CO/sub 2/ strips and replaces hydrocarbon components from the crude. The stripping is enhanced with repeated contacts with fresh CO/sub 2/. Results of experiments indicate that CO/sub 2/ diluted with five to ten percent of plant gas (primarily methane) would result in a miscible-like displacement process. It also appears that based on slim tube experiments alone, undiluted CO/sub 2/ might be the most efficient material for the SRB field test. Under SRB reservoir conditions, CO/sub 2/ not diluted with light hydrocarbons is more dense than the reservoir oil. Fortunately, process mechanisms can work to the benefit of displacement stability. Upon mixing SRB oil and CO/sub 2/, two phases are formed. The CO/sub 2/ rich vapor phase is less dense than the liquid phase. Based on a zero dimensional analysis and the phase behavior study results, the vertical …

This report is an annotated bibliography of published works on welfare reform from the years 1977 through 1978

A summary is presented of the progress of government sponsored projects undertaken to increase gas production from low permeability gas sands of the western United States during May, 1978. Background information is given in the September 1977 Status Report, NVO/0655-100. The Department of Energy's (DOE) Nevada Operations Office (NVO), is finalizing a Request for Proposal (RFP) covering Technical and Administrative Support for the Project Manager for FY79. C. H. Atkinson, the Western Gas Sands Project (WGSP) Manager, was an observer of the third MHF treatment of Mobil Research and Development Corporation's well No. F-31-136. The fracture was performed on May 10, 1978. R. L. Mann of CER Corporation, met with Dr. Steve Holditch of Texas A and M University to discuss the utilization of the PDP 11/10 computer to be installed in the Mobile Well Test Facility. The USGS is continuing geological and geophysical studies in the four primary study areas. Two flights were made in preparation for low-level olique photography. The Bartlesville Energy Research Center (BERC) and participating National Laboratories, funded by DOE, are continuing their work in the area of research and development. The emphasis is on the development of new tools and instrumentation systems, rock mechanics, mathematical …

The possible role of gluons in hadronic processes as suggested by the quark-parton model and QCD is discussed and evaluated. Attention is focused on heavy (e.g., charmed) hadron production, large p/sub T/ hadronic physics, and massive lepton pair production at large p/sub T/. A discussion of more rigorous tests of QCD and the role of gluons in e/sup +/e/sup -/ annihilation is also given. 55 references.

The week-long Workshop on Stability in Superconducting Magnets sponsored by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory was a delightful technical success. Experts in theory and practice from all areas of the superconducting community met to discuss the intricacies of the stability problem. Detailed theory, recent data, computer interpretations of both, and engineering or design solutions to assure stability were presented. Emphasis of the workshop was mostly on the aspects of heat transfer necessary to promote stability and recovery. For the use of the attendees we have compiled Martin Wilson's talk of July 31; several summaries of the main sessions, as presented by rapporteurs on August 4; brief synopses of some of the working group sessions; a conference review by Wilson; and a list of attendees.

X-ray fluorescence cross sections are calculated for the major x rays of the K series 5 less than or equal to Z less than or equal to 101, and the three L series 12 less than or equal to Z less than or equal to 101 in the energy range 1 to 200 keV. This calculation uses Scofield's theoretical partical photoionization cross sections, Krause's evaluation of fluorescence and Coster-Kronig yields, and Scofield's theoretical radiative rates. Values are presented in table and graph format, and an estimate of their accuracy is made. The following x rays are considered: K..cap alpha../sub 1/, K..cap alpha../sub 1/,/sub 2/, K..beta../sub 1/, K..beta../sub 1/,/sub 3/, L..cap alpha../sub 1/, L..cap alpha../sub 1/,/sub 2/, L..beta../sub 1/, L..beta../sub 2/,/sub 15/, L..beta../sub 3/, Ll, L..gamma../sub 1/, L..gamma../sub 4/, and L/sub 1/ ..-->.. L/sub 2/,/sub 3/. For use in x-ray fluorescence analysis, K..cap alpha.. and L..cap alpha.. fluorescence cross sections are presented at specific energies: TiK identical with 4.55 keV, CrK identical with 5.46 keV, CoK identical with 7.00 keV, CuK identical with 8.13 keV, MoK..cap alpha.. identical with 17.44 keV, AgK identical with 22.5 keV, DyK identical with 47.0 keV, and /sup 241/Am identical with 59.54 keV. Supplementary material includes …