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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.
J. M. Steichen
Nuclear Technology | Volume 16 | Number 1 | October 1972 | Pages 308-315
Technical Paper | Reactor Materials Performance / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT72-A31196
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High strain rate tensile data have been obtained on Type 304 stainless steel which was irradiated in EBR-II to a maximum fluence of 0.7 × 1022 n/cm2 (E > 0.1 MeV) at a temperature of ∼950°F. Tests were performed over a range of strain rates from 3 × 10−5 to 1 × 101 sec−1 at 800 and 1000°F to provide mechanical properties information for safety analyses for the Fast Flux Test Facility. The results of these tests demonstrate that the strength of irradiated Type 304 stainless steel remains essentially constant with increasing strain rate and the ductility decreases with strain rate at a fluence of 0.2 × 1022 n/cm2 and increases with strain rate at a fluence of 0.7 × 1022 n/cm2.