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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.
Charles W. Forsberg
Nuclear Technology | Volume 96 | Number 2 | November 1991 | Pages 229-235
Technical Note | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT91-A34608
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A new passive safety system to remove reactor decay heat (energy) from water-cooled reactors has been developed. It consists of (a) a natural-circulation heat transfer subsystem to remove heat from the reactor coolant and dump it into the atmosphere and (b) a subsystem that triggers the heat transfer subsystem based on low water levels. The initiating mechanism relies on the difference in the physical properties of steam and liquid water. A preliminary description and performance analysis of the water level-initiated decay energy cooling system are provided.
