  In an attempt to replicate work performed elsewhere [1], we have searched for
x-ray induced nuclear activation of deuterated materials. Our first results,
reported in September 2015, showed no evidence of nuclear activation, contrary
to the results reported in [1]. The primary shortcoming of our first attempt,
however, was that the x-ray tube we used was capable of a maximum accelerating
potential of only 160kV, less than the 200kV used on the comparison test sample
from [1]. Thus, our results could not exclude processes initiated by x-rays
near 200 keV in energy. A second potential shortcoming was that our x-ray tube
did not have a microfocus beam, like the one used in [1]. Recently, we have
irradiated additional samples with an x-ray tube matching the specifications of
the tube used in [1]. By matching the test conditions with essentially
identical equipment, we have overcome both of the shortcomings of our previous
measurements. As before, we find no evidence of activation. The bulk of this
report, pages 2 through 35, contain the results and analysis from the first
round of testing. The extension to 200kV is found in the final appendix, namely
Appendix A5.
