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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.
Toshikazu Shibata, Tadaharu Tamai, Masatoshi Hayashi, John C. Posey, James L. Snelgrove
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 87 | Number 4 | August 1984 | Pages 405-417
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE84-A18507
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Irradiated uranium-aluminide fuel plates of 40% 235U enrichment were heated for the determination of the amounts of fission products released at temperatures up to and higher than the melting point of the fuel cladding material. The release of fission products from the fuel plate at temperatures below 500°C was negligible. Three stages of fission product release were observed. The first rapid release was observed at ∼561°C along with blistering of the plates. The next release, which occurred at 585°C, might have been caused by melting of the Type 6061 aluminum alloy. The last release of fission product gases occurred at 650°C, which probably corresponds to the eutectic temperature of the uranium-aluminum alloy. The released material was mostly xenon, and small amounts of iodine and cesium were observed.
