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September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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.
H. Umeki, T. Fujiyama, S. Suzuki (NWMO), I. G. McKinley (McKinley Consulting)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 671-677
Since the Fukushima reactor meltdowns, there has been increased public concern in Japan regarding nuclear issues and also on the potential of major natural hazards to cause accidents at nuclear facilities. In response to this – and to help rebuild the public confidence required to site a repository – studies have examined how the concept of resilience, as commonly applied in the nuclear power industry, could be applied to geological repositories for direct disposal of spent fuel or vitrified high level waste (HLW). This paper takes that work further, considering how the concepts could be taken over for the more technically challenging TRU waste.