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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.
Norman Ketzlach
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 6 | Number 3 | September 1959 | Pages 187-190
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE59-A25658
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The maximum safe limits on the storage and shipment of slightly enriched fuels may be increased by the addition of fixed neutron poisons. A theoretical study, verified by experiment, is presented to show that an infinite amount of O.95 per cent U235 enriched fuel will be subcritical when the fuel elements are encased in tubing at least ⅛ in. thick. The fuel elements considered are solid rods of 1.34-in. diameter and tubular elements of 1.37-in. O.D. and O.48-in. I.D. Without the tubing it is possible to make as little as four tons of the fuel elements considered critical.
