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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.
D. F. Holland, R. A. Anderl
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 14 | Number 2 | September 1988 | Pages 707-712
Tritium Properties and Interactions with Material | Proceedings of the Third Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion and Isotopic Applications (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1-6, 1988) | doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25217
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The safety concerns resulting from tritium implantation into vanadium and vanadium alloys have been studied. Tests were conducted to measure the physical constants that determine permeation and inventory in these materials. Surface recombination coefficients, enhancement factors due to plasma sputtering, and the diffusion constants were measured. To determine the implications of these results, application was made to the TITAN-I fusion reactor design. For this design, the tritium permeation rate and inventory buildup in the first wall was calculated for a range of surface conditions on the coolant side.