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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.
J. S. Watson, W. R. Grimes, D. E. Brashears
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 2 | September 1985 | Pages 2113-2120
Blanket and Process Engineering | Proceedings of the Second National Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion and Isotopic Applications (Dayton, Ohio, April 30 to May 2, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24596
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A conceptual flowsheet was prepared for continuous processing of molten salt used as the blanket material for breeding tritium and fissile material (233U) in a fusion/fission hybrid reactor. The salt, which has a melting point of ∼530°C, was 70 mol % LiF, 12 mol % BeF2, and 18 mol % ThF4. The hybrid reactor generates 3000 MWe, and the blanket contains 65 m3 of the breeding salt.
