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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.
Renbao Wang, Shunguan Zhu, Qiang Sun, Zhenfeng Xu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 77 | Number 6 | August 2021 | Pages 463-468
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2021.1920770
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A better understanding of semiconductor bridge (SCB) discharge behavior under different firing conditions was crucial to revealing the mechanism of the SCB ignition technique. In this paper, the tests on the basic parameters, including the onset time, duration time, temperature, and electron density of SCB plasma, were carried out. A simpler and more economical system was used to discuss the characteristics of SCB plasma under the different input energy conditions.
