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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.
Chien Chung, Cheng-Chang Chan
Nuclear Technology | Volume 110 | Number 1 | April 1995 | Pages 106-114
Fission Reactor | Burnup Credit | doi.org/10.13182/NT95-A35100
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Radioactive 16N and 19O in the Tsing Hua Open-Pool Reactor, produced from 16O(n,p)16N and 18O(n,γ)19O reactions, respectively, have been measured using a rapid sampling device and gamma-ray spectroscopic systems. The radioactivity of the 7-s half-life 16N and 27-s half-life 19O in the pool water are monitored in the power range from 1 W to 1 MW. The three-dimensional concentration of these radionuclides in the water coolant is also contour mapped down to the detection limit of 10 Bq/ℓ. The spatial distribution of the short-lived radionuclides in the reactor pool, resulting from both the neutron flux distribution and heat transfer characteristics external to the core, is discussed for reactor operation at various power levels.
