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Accounting progress, analytical and theoretical development, and production aspects of the SF materials accounting program at Mallinckrodt Chemical Works are briefly reviewed. (L. T.W.)

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Monthly reports are given for the B, D, DR, F and H piles. And the Engineering Development Group reports on the: Ball 3-X program, thermocouple slug irradiation and related studies, process water study, metallurgical and corrosion studies, analytical research, heat transfer and temperature effect experiment, assistance to pile physics group, miscellaneous development projects, and a job status report from Engineering Development.

Plant Assistance Group summaries are given for the B, D, F, H, and DR piles. The Engineering Development Group reports on: ball 3-X program, special field instruments, pile flux density measurements, magnesium inlet dummies, assistance to pile physics group, water survey program, boiling studies, slug temperature measurements, and the job status report for engineering development.

This report describes results of an investigation to determine whether plutonium nitrates and lanthanum compounds were being entrained on the filter aid and filter block of the Nutsche Filters in Cell 2 of Bldg. 231. Leach samples were analyzed for La, Pu, phosphate, fluoride, Pu{sup 240}, and Am. From the data the authors concluded that the holdup on the Nutsche Filter is due to insoluble plutonium compounds either filtered from solution, or more likely, formed on the filter. These compounds would have a relatively low solubility in 25% nitric acid and would dissolve slowly, thus permitting a gradual buildup of material on the filter which was not detected until leaching with 60% nitric acid was instituted.