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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.
Donald L. Smith, J. W. Meadows, Frank F. Porta
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 78 | Number 4 | August 1981 | Pages 420-424
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE81-A21378
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An experimental facility has been developed for short-half-life neutron activation studies. Sample material is transported between the irradiation position and the counting position by a constant-velocity cog belt. This facility has been used to measure the 53Cr(n,p)52V cross section relative to the 52Cr(n,p)52V cross section below 9.4 MeV, using elemental chromium metal as a sample material. The measured ratios and previously reported cross-section information for the 52Cr(n,p)52V have been used to derive values for the 53Cr(n,p)53V cross section. The 235U thermal-neutron fission spectrum average has been calculated from the differential results, and comparison is made with reported integral data.
