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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.
Sridhar Hari, Yassin A. Hassan, Jiyuan Tu
Nuclear Technology | Volume 130 | Number 3 | June 2000 | Pages 296-309
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT00-A3095
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Simulations of two different events without scram were conducted for a hypothetical research reactor, based on the High-Flux Australian Reactor (HIFAR) moderated and cooled by heavy water circulating under atmospheric pressure. The simulations were performed with the RELAP5/MOD3.2 computer program. Although the simulations neglected reactivity feedback effects, the focus on the thermal-hydraulic aspects represents a step toward full analyses of hypothetical events in HIFAR. Two simulations focused on events associated with the failure of the primary coolant circulation pumps, and three simulations focus on the events associated with the reduced heat removal via the nonavailability of heat exchangers. The critical heat flux subroutine of the RELAP program was modified to account for the concentric annular fuel element geometry of HIFAR fuel elements.