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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.
D.S. Barnett, T.K. Gil, M.S. Kazimi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 15 | Number 2 | March 1989 | Pages 967-972
Safety And Environment — II | doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A39818
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A series of experiments has been conducted to characterize the kinetics of lithium reactions with mixtures of oxygen, nitrogen and steam. Lithium reaction rates with the various gas mixtures were determined as functions of the lithium temperature and the gas composition. In each experiment, gas of a desired composition was passed over lithium preheated to a specific temperature (between 400 and 900°C). It was found that the oxygen inhibited the nitrogen reaction rate by reacting much more quickly and keeping the nitrogen from the available lithium. Tests with steam and nitrogen indicate that the lithium-nitrogen reaction is catalyzed by the presence of steam and that little elemental hydrogen is generated.