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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2024 Plenary SPeaker
Chief Scientist
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jesson Hutchinson is the Chief Scientist of the National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC) and is an expert in critical and subcritical experiments. He is a Crew Chief (equivalent to a Senior Reactor Operator) for three of the critical assembly machines and is a Crew Member (equivalent to a Reactor Operator) of the fourth machine at NCERC. Jesson has participated in and/or lead >150 critical and >500 subcritical operations at NCERC. His focus is the design, execution, and analysis of critical and subcritical experiments. He has been a member of the ICSBEP working group since 2007. Jesson is an instructor for hands-on criticality and reactor physics training.
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