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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.
Michael E. Garrett, Samuel L. Forkner, T. A. Keys, George W. Perry, M. Wesley Waddell, Jr.
Nuclear Technology | Volume 61 | Number 2 | May 1983 | Pages 276-295
Technical Paper | Second International RETRAN Meeting / Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT83-A33197
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A boiling water reactor system model for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant has been developed to predict reactor behavior during postulated transients and accidents. The model is based on the RETRAN-02 computer program and includes one-dimensional neutron kinetics capabilities. The model can be applied to a wide range of transients but is primarily intended for analyses of the limiting pressurization transients considered for reload core licensing. The model is qualified by comparisons to a number of startup test transients performed at Browns Ferry and to special turbine trip tests conducted at Peach Bottom.