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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.
J. L. Straalsund, R. J. Puigh, J. M. Grover, E. K. Opperman, G. W. Hollenburg
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1985 | Pages 1109-1114
Nuclear Technology Development Issue and Need (Finesse) | Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A39919
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Directly related to the key technological issues identified within FINESSE are basic material interactions. These material interactions arise from material property changes and lead to interactive effects which have been identified for several first wall/blanket concepts. Emphasis has been placed upon those interactive effects which are directly related to accumulated neutron damage. For testing purposes the minimum accumulated neutron fluence needed to substantially reduce the uncertainty associated with an anticipated material interaction must be defined. A method of projecting uncertainties associated with interactive effects has been developed to determine these fluence goals for selected issues.
