Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of County Commissioners' Court to expend tax funds for the construction and maintenance of a chapel in connection with a county hospital.

Research and development progress is reported on plastics, Ranger x-ray sensor, radioelements, isotope separation and purification, and reactor fuels and materials development. (M.C.G.)

The appearance of a large mass 12 peak in pure helium afterglows prompted further investigations, from which it is believed that the maas 12 peak is carbon from a CO impurity, probably a result of outgassing of the walls of the discharge chamber, Mixtures of oxygen with helium and neon have been examined in an attempt to measure the O/sup +/ to O/sub 2/ charge transfer rate. Afterglows in hydrogen, water vapor, and nitrogen-- hydrogen mixtures have also been studied. (auth)

The problems encountered while developing loading methods for the ORNL water-cooled research reactors are discussed. The methods used to program the fuel loading for the LITR and ORR are described as well as the experimental methods that produced the data necessary for the solution of these problems. (auth)

ABS>Measures are outlined that are taken to control occupational radiation exposure incurred in the routine operation of a reactor and in the conduct of activities associated with its operation. Those measures taken to minimize the frequency and effects of minor radiation and contamination incidents are also discussed. (C.H.)

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