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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.
William H. Hedley, Paul H. Lamberger, C. Mark Colvin, Gary E. Gibbs, Frank S. Adams, Rodney P. Bowser, Thomas J. Rissner, Fredric E. Morgan, Mark J. Schmidt, Jeffrey F. Van Patten, Ronald E. Wieneke
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 2 | March 1992 | Pages 612-615
Safety; Measurement and Accountability; Operation and Maintenance; Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29815
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The TERF and the ERS tritium capture systems are alike in that they both use the “oxidize and dry” principle to remove tritium from gases, but they differ significantly in engineering details. The newer TERF system benefited in many ways from experience with the ERS. The TERF is expected to: 1) operate at a higher pressure, leading to greater throughput, 2) have redesigned reactors with better efficiency to process tritiated organic compounds, 3) have better energy conservation, 4) use an advanced process control system to provide more versatility in operation of the system, to account for the amount of tritium in the system at all times, and to more completely log operating results, 5) utilize more corrosion resistant materials to minimize maintenance, and 6) provide double containment of all pressurized tritium containing equipment to reduce tritium losses and increase operating safety.