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.

A series of neutron multiplication measurements with arrays of 1 by 8 by 10 in. slabs of 93.4% U235-enirched uranium metal have been made to provide data from which safety criteria for the storage of these fissile units can be established. Each slab contained 22.9 kg of U235. A maximum of 125 unites was assembled. The arrays studied were cubic lattices of the units and were usually parallelepipedal in shape.

Report submitted by Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel to the Texas 86th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, and supporting documentation.

Data were obtained in non-flowing and flowing (continuous) batch adsorption systems to serve as a guide to the operating conditions that should be used in a resin-in-pulp adsorption system for the recovery of uranium from ores.

In connection with studies of the chemical reactivity of PuO_2 to hydrofluorination, samples were examined by X-ray diffraction for crystallite size and perfection. The PuO_2 was formed by thermal decomposition of the oralate. The reactivity of this oxide, as well as that of other solid oxides is affected by the conditions of preparation. Besides the obvious influence of surface, including lattice strain and other structural irregularities in the particles. Each particle is composed of a number of crystallites. The extent of crystallites size and perfection will be indicated by the width of a diffracted X-ray beam. Since separation of these two caus4es would require a detailed analysis, the observed broadening was interpreted on the assumption of crystallite size effects alone. However, the variable factor in preparation method was temperature, and it is to be expected that crystallite growth with annealing will occur in part at the expense of energy stored in nonequilibrium states of the crystal, i.e., imperfections. The objectives of this study were to establish a convenient method for determination of PuO_2 crystallite size and to obtain estimates of the crystallite sizes of seven given samples.

Description of Invention: Chloride-induced corrosion is a serious problem in the Purex acid recovery operation and in the evaporative concentration of process streams and waste solutions. In the case of Purex acid recovery, it has been shown that trace chloride will volatilize with the nitric acid and reflux in the acid fractionator, thus causing especially severe corrosion at that point. These traces of chloride may enter the process form several sources, i.e., as an impurity in the technical grade chemicals used in making up the various aqueous process streams, by hydrolysis or radiation decomposition of carbon tetrachloride (a promising diluent for tributyl phosphate), or by incomplete removal of the hydrochloric acid employed in some flowsheets for effecting the dissolution of certain difficulty soluble nuclear reactor fuel elements.

This report is a manual describing the methods developed by Stokes (1) and Warren and Averbach (2) (3) for the determination of the effects of cold work by x-ray diffraction methods. Only the method of mathematical analysis is presented while the method of obtaining the necessary x-ray diffraction patterns is not mentioned. This manual will be used for an experimental study of irradiation damage to uranium.

Patent for a loosely woven material that covers household furnishings so it can be easily cleaned and then reattached.

Patent for "controlling devices for operating the valves of radiator drain cocks and for cleaning the drain cock pipe, and the object is to provide a convenient device by which the drain cock valve can be easily and quickly closed or opened and by which the drain pipe can be cleaned and kept cleaned." (lines 10-16)

Patent for an improvement to rod lifters that prevents the rotation of the rods as well as locking jaws into their gripper positions. The locking and gripping is made more efficient and can release rods quickly.

Patent for an improved pump that can be used in connection with deep wells and provides improved construction that alleviates the necessity of having a long line of extra pipe and the troubling pump rod.

Patent for improvements in hydrocarbon burners that is inexpensive and can take refined oil or heavy crude oil and make it useable as fuel.

Patent for recording instruments to use in connection with automobiles to record the speed of conveyance during the period of travel.

Patent for an improved paper cutting machine that can achieve more precise cuts for labels, paper boxes, and cartons, and also has a clamping mechanism to hold the paper in place.

Patent for improvements in electrical ignitors that can be put over a gas burner and operated by the pressure of the gas flowing from the burner, which can ignite the gas.

Patent for improvements in cotton chopping attachments for cultivators that is relatively inexpensive that is highly useful in chopping and plowing cotton plan.

Patent for a drill apparatus that improves the head gears and driving mechanisms that makes for an efficient driving of the apparatus and allows for free vertical movement.

Patent for an improvement in crates that contains fruit in perfect condition without any bruising or mashing and can be stacked on top of each other.

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

This report provides an overview of the appropriations and provisions of the FY2019 Defense Appropriations Bill.

This report briefly discusses the World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments that are relevant to U.S. domestic support programs and how the newly-announced U.S. trade retaliation assistance program may or may not comply with those WTO commitments.

This report provides an overview of Section 232, which relates to trade barriers and other foreign practices. It analyzes the Trump Administration's Section 232 investigations and actions and considers potential policy and economic implications and issues for Congress. To provide context for the current debate, the report also includes a discussion of previous Section 232 investigations and a brief legislative history of the statute.

This report provides an overview of Section 232, analyzes the Trump Administration's Section 232 investigations and actions, and considers potential policy and economic implications and issues for Congress. To provide context for the current debate, the report also includes a discussion of previous Section 232 investigations and a brief legislative history of the statute.

This report discusses the role of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and how the position fits into the organizational structure of the Defense Department.