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Menke (Oak Ridge) <EKL-113 THERMAL STABILITY OF MULTIPLATE AS^MBLIES. W. B. Allred G. Ascoll H. C. Savage (Oak Ridge) UNCLASSIFIED XVII TECHNOTiCKY - HANFORD C. W. J. Wende 0. H, Greager T. W. Hauff (Hanford) HW-10817 DIMENSIONAL STABILITY OF SDUGS AT PILE TEMPERATURE o SA5A^ HW-10818 TECHNICAL PROGRESS LETTER NO, 2l6; AUGUST 15 THROUGH 8^6AS C. W. J. Wende 0. H. Greager T, W. Hauff (Hanford) UNCLASSIFIED XVIII TECHNOLOGY - K-25I A-1963 FLOW AND SEPARATION PROPERTIES OF BARRIERS; PROGRESS 6/lA^ I, Roberts (Kellex) UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSSIFIED OX TECHNOLOGY - URANIUM MIT-1004 TECHNICAL PROGRESS HEPORT FOR THE PERK FEERUARY THROUGH APRIL 1948. A. B. Kaufmann {T4IT) UNCWSSIFIED XXII TECHNOLOGY - Y-12 RL-2S.5.72 SOTMARY RESEARCH PROGRESS MEETING; SEPTEMBER 8, I945. 9/8/45 UNCLASSIFIED NON-PROJECT REPORTS The following reports were prepared by non-project installations. Although there are insuffielent' copies of checc reports for distribution to all AEC installations, a few duplicate copies are available for Interllbrary loans. These reports may be bor- rowed from the Jiibrary Branch, Technical Information Division, Oak Ridge Directed Operations NP-88 QUARTERLY PROJECT SUMMARY. W. H. Leahy (ONR) Confidential HP-131 TEST PROCEDURES FOR CERAMIC MATERIALS EOS APlbcCATION TO AIRCRAFT POWER PLANTS; THE TENSILE TEST. (Air Materi*! GBnmand) Unclassified NP-132 CERAMIC COATINGS FOR AIRCRAFT POWER SYSTEMS. J. M, Neff (Armour Research Foundation - USAF) Unclassified NP=137 QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT FOR OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1947, J. A, Stratton A. G. Hill J. B. Wlesner (MIT Signal Corps) Unclassified NP-13S MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OP ALKALI-HALIDE CRYSTALS (NaCl, KBr, KCl). J. K. Gait (MIT - Signal Corps) Unclassified NP-140 RESUME OP CYCLOTRON PROJECT. T. Moreno (MIT - Signal Corps) Unclassified NP-143 THE EFFECT OF SMELTING TIME ON THE PROPERTIES OF A REFRACTORY BASE CO/IT. J, E. Comeforo (University of Illinois - USAF) Unclassified NP-144 REQUIREMENTS PQR CERAMIC MATERIALS FOR APPLICATION TO 12/lA7 (Air Material Command) NP-145 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF ffiOFESSOR MOKICHIRO NOGAMI. S. C. Williams (U. S. Array, Par East Command) Unclassified NON-PROJECT REPORTS (CONT^D) NPV146 BETATRON DEVELOPMENT IN GERMANY. M. J. Gross CPIAT) Unclassified NP-147 THE BERYLLIUM INDUSTRIES OF GERMANY AND ITALY (1939 H. A. Sloman C. B, Sawyer (FIAT) Unclassified NP-14S GERMAN BETATRONS. A. T. Starr K. J. R. Wilkinson J. D. Craggs L. W. Mussell (BIOS) Ifeolasslfled JiP-150 THE PROBLEM OP FUNGAL GROWTH (M SYNTHETIC RESINS, 10A5 PLASTICS AND PLASTICUZERS. Res trio t.3d A. E. Brown (oaSD) NP-154 FINAL REPORT ON THE M.IT. PROJECT IN HIGH VOLTAGE RADIOGRAPHY VOLUME 4. HKBUCTION, ABSORPTI05I, AND SCATTERING OP HIGH VOLTAGE X-RAYS. (MIT - OSRD) Declassified NP-156 ROCEETS AND OTHER THEaiMAL JETS USING WUCLEAR ENERGY; WITH A GENERAi DISCUSSION OF THE USE OP POROUS PILE MATERIALS. SEMINARS LIV AND LV. ' NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. H. Rslen (MIT) Unclassified NP-159 THE SHIELDING OP TIUCLEAR HEACTQRS. SEMINARS XL AND XLI. 3A? NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. Unclassifijd M. L. GoXdberger (HIT) NP-160 THE CONCEPT OP ALBEDO IN ELEMENTARY DIFFUSION THEORY. 3A?A? SEMINAR XXXIX. NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. Unclassified G. Piftczek ("MIT) NP-161 VACUIM TECHNIQUES IN TTOCLEAR ENGINEERING. SEMINAR XLVIII. NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. P. C. Armlstead (MIT) Unclassified 1IP*162 ISOTOPE SEPARATION. ^MINARS XXXVI AND XXVII. NUCLEAR 3/i-? SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. ' _ Unclasslfled K. Cohen CHIT) NON-PROJECT REPORTS (CONT'D) NP-163 SOURCE MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR POWER. SEMINAR XLIV. 4/1A7 IIP-164 REVIEWS OP UNCLASSIFIED LITERATURE. APPENDIX D NUCIEAR A. J. Stevens * G. Peick J. H. Pomeroy K. Boyer C. W. Tittle (MIT) NP-186 INVESTIGATION OF "RARE EARTH PROBLEMS; QUARTERLY PROGRESS (University of Illinois - ONR) NP-193 A STUDY OF THE RECRYSTALLIZATION OP BERYLLIUM OXIDE AT 9/15A7 P. Duwez P. Odell (CaltCornia Institute of Technology - Otr&^fice Dgpartnieiit.) NP-194 SURVEY OF LITERATURE ON THE METALLURGY OF ZIRCONIUM; Zp\6 W. J, Kioll