During 1974, approximately 1.31 x 10/sup 13/ liters of gaseous effluents were monitored for radioactivity by the stack sampling program. A summary of the measured radioactivity was as follows: alpha (assumed source--Pu)--1.62 x 10/sup -3/ Ci and beta--0.201 Ci.

The newtron energy spectrum of a Po-Be (alpha, n) source was measured as part of an intercomparison of newtron energy spectral measurements sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Intensity maxima for neutron energies > 1 MeV were seen at or near 1.4, 2.1, 3.1, 5.0, 6.7, 7.7 and 9.7 MeV.

It has been hoped that high-Z semiconductors would offer efficient ..gamma..-ray detection at or near ambient temperatures with energy resolution significantly better than NaI (Tl) scintillators. For use at X-ray energies, this goal has been achieved with both HgI/sub 2/, CdTe, and GaAs detectors. However, at higher energies (approximately 660 keV) all current detectors have one or more significant deficiencies in terms of attainable volume, charge collection efficiency, and polarization effects. Starting with first principles, all potential compounds which can be formed by the binary combination of elements from the periodic chart were considered as possible detector materials. A rank-ordered listing of the most promising materials for further development is given as well as an assessment of the prospects for future success. 25 references.

Liquid-nitrogen-cooled liners have been installed in the neutral-beam source tanks of 2XIIB. The installation has resulted in improvements in vacuum pumping, although testing is not complete. The liners are stainless-steel-flooded-type liners, using spot-welded-and-inflation construction. The natural-convection flow system must keep the liners cold during the high heat loads imposed during Ti gettering.

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The composition of a thorium metal surface has been monitored using Auger electron spectroscopy following Ar/sup +/ bombardment at different temperatures. After extended Ar/sup +/ bombardment, enough contaminated overlayers were removed to expose a surface region containing only thorium, bulk impurities, and imbedded argon. The main impurities, carbon and oxygen, differed in their behavior when the sample was annealed following bombardment. The amount of surface carbon either increased or remained constant during annealing depending upon the temperature of the sample during bombardment. The amount of surface oxygen decreased rapidly when the sample was heated above 500/sup 0/C regardless of the sample temperature during bombardment. These experiments indicate that preparation of clean, annealed thorium surfaces requires ion bombardment at temperatures > or = 400/sup 0/C.

Recent experimental progress in the fields of photofission and electrofission of actinide nuclei is summarized. In particular, experimental results which throw light on the delineation of the characteristics of the giant resonances are highlighted. Measurements of especial interest in this regard include photofission cross-section studies with monoenergetic photons and electrofission yield and angular-distribution studies. 36 references.

This manual provides rough guidelines to aid a programer in installing ADBMS at a computer installation. ADBMS is a set of subroutines which together form a nucleus of a CODASYL-based data base management system. The use of this system is explained in detail in ''ADBMS Users Guide'' by E.W. Berss, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Feb. 1977.

A procedure for the determination of plutonium 238 and plutonium 239 in water is described. The procedure consists of a coprecipitation, an anion exchange separation and electrodeposition, followed by alpha pulse height analysis. More specifically, the sample is acidified with nitric acid and plutonium-242 is added as a tracer before any chemical separations are performed. Iron is added to the water as iron (III) and the plutonium is coprecipitated with the iron as ferric hydroxide by adding ammonium hydroxide. After decantation and centrifugation, the ferric hydroxide precipitate containing the coprecipitated plutonium is dissolved and the solution is adjusted to 8M in HNO{sub 3} for anion exchange separation. When the sample fails to dissolve because of the presence of insoluble residue, the residue is treated by a rigorous acid dissolution using concentrated nitric acid and hydrofluoric acids. The sample is poured over an anion exchange column. The iron and most other elements that might be present pass through the column. Thorium is removed from the column with 12 M hydrochloric acid and then the plutonium is eluted by reducing it to plutonium (III) with the iodide ion. The plutonium is electrodeposited onto a stainless steel slide for counting by alpha pulse …

The following are described: oscillator/preamp alignment; chain input pointing; spatial filter pinhole alignment; output pointing, focusing, and centering system; and alignment controls. (MHR)

Progress on the various tasks of the on-line decontamination program is summarized: solvents, water purification, VNC loop, corrosion, pilot test. Tasks of the alternate water chemistry program include: additives, radiation dose, offgas system, and materials. (DLC)

An interlaboratory program was established to compare the radiation damage produced in Mo at 800 to 1000/sup 0/C by different ions of different energies. The program included comparisons of microstructures produced by different ions, of measurements on a round robin TEM specimen, and of measurements on a common micrograph. Results are discussed. Ions used included Ni/sup 2 +/, Mo/sup +/, Cu/sup 4 +/, and H/sup +/.

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A superconducting cable incorporating Nb/sub 3/Sn is briefly described and requirements for the superconductor discussed. State of the art metallurgical procedures for reducing ac losses and increasing critical currents of Nb/sub 3/Sn are reviewed. The loss behavior is then related to presently available theoretical models and shown to depend largely on surface currents which are attributed to the surface barrier. Effects of temperature, trapped magnetic flux, cladding, and cable configuration are discussed. 11 figures, 43 references.

The Memory Map Unit (MMU) provides the capability for an Interdata 7/16 computer with High Speed Arithmetic Logic Unit (HSALU) to operate with up to 256K bytes of memory (1K = 1024). Memory addresses, consisting of 16 bits, are mapped into 18 bits whenever a memory cycle occurs. Mapping occurs by 1K pages; selectable low-address areas are not mapped. 4 figures.

The injector system for the Tandem Mirror Experiment (TMX) contains the components required to create and maintain a high-temperature, high-density plasma. These components include a streaming-plasma gun in each of the plug tanks to form the target-plasma, 24 neutral-beam source modules for injecting neutral deuterium atoms to heat and replace losses from the plasma, and a gas box system that applies a streaming cold gas to the plasma to stabilize it. This paper discusses the mechanical design problems and solutions for this injector system.

Over 100 new odd parity levels useful for isotope separation of U(I) were observed between 32,660--34,165 cm/sup -1/ using multistep photoionization. A tabulation of typical cross sections and radiative lifetimes for these states is given. The extension of this technique to mapping the spectra of other heavy atoms is discussed. (auth)

The authors propose to examine in detail, using the 15-foot bubble chamber and an improved (Phase II) EMI, the characteristics of 'dimuon' events produced by neutrinos. A light neon-hydrogen filling (30% neon atoms) provides adequate target mass, good track measurements, and high detection efficiency for photons and electrons. Thus e-{mu} and e-e dileptons, as well as dimuons, can be observed with good efficiency. They estimate a yield of 100 detected dimuons in a 200 K picture expoture. They assume 400 GeV operation, 1 x 10{sup 13} protons/pulse, and a two-horn dichromatic beam focusing 100 {+-} 10 GeV/c mesons. If dimuons are made by neutrinos {ge} 30 GeV, then the yield from this dichromatic beam is about half the yield from a wide-band beam. Knowledge of neutrino energy is important in dimuon analysis. An improved two-plane EMI, as proposed by the UH-LBL group, would provide about 1 kg/cm{sup 2} absorption thickness for particles above 10 GeV/c, thus ensuring excellent dimuon identification. Another proposed EMI improvement, the Internal Picket Fence (IPF), is designed to eliminate EMI random background (mainly neutrino-induced in the internal coil-absorber). this should greatly simplify EMI analysis and reduce the misidentification of low momentum hadrons as muons. Thus they …

The Bauschinger effect (different elastic-plastic behavior upon unloading) was measured in uranium and a model of the effect developed for use in one-dimensional hydrodynamic codes. Results from plate-impact tests show that rarefaction waves in uranium can be calculated more accurately with this model. We conclude that the Bauschinger effect can be an important aspect of rarefaction waves in uranium and other materials. 8 figures. (auth)

The status of a program to determine the feasibility of a lithium--air battery (or an analog) as an automotive power source is summarized. Anticipated performance of characteristics (including efficiency and voltage) of the battery and the lithium recycling process are described. A calcium/aqueous-electrolyte combination was discovered which shows electrode behavior similar to that of Li. 2 figures, 2 tables.

A new method for producing lithium was investigated. In a continuous process, lithium amalgam would first be formed by reduction of aqueous LiOH/sup -/ or Li/sub 2/CO/sub 3/. Lithium would then be electrochemically separated from the amalgam to form the pure liquid metal. Laboratory determination of the coulombic efficiency for the reaction Li + OH/sup -/ = LiOH(aq) + e/sup -/ continued. The coulombic efficiency was found to approach 1.0 as the anodic diffusion-limited current density was approached. 2 figures. (RWR)

This report summarizes and compares the main beryllium properties included in producer, Department of Energy (formerly ERDA) facility, and government specifications. These data are tabulated in a sequence established primarily by increasing purity and secondarily by increasing tensile properties. Comments on formability and weldability are also included.