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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.
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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 20 | Number 4 | December 1991 | Pages 959-963
Fusion-Fission Hybrids | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A11946967
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An efficient and safe blanket concept is proposed in which the periodically recirculative clad balls are used for tritium production. Tritium will be produced inside the blanket and recovered with the equipment outside the blanket at different temperatures.
If clad (depleted) uranium balls are used as a neutron multiplication medium, when coolant pressure (or flow) reduces to the minimum value predicted for safety, all balls automatically drop into passive cooling tanks to keep whole system in a safe condition. The system performance in different situations is given.