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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
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.
Technical Session|Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion
Wednesday, May 8, 2024|3:15–4:55PM MDT|Sweeney B
Session Chair:
Mikaela Blood (Lockheed Martin)
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RANS-CFD Simulation of Cryogenic Tank Depressurization by Jet Induced Mixing
3:15–3:40PM MDT
Eymon Lan (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Shanbin Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Paper
Tolerance Stacks in the Methods, Solvers and User Applications of Analytical Techniques for Small Reactors
3:40–4:05PM MDT
Herschel P. Smith (BWX Technologies, Inc.)
Monte Carlo-Based Shield Mass Modeling for a Reference NEP Reactor
4:05–4:30PM MDT
Alexander Foutch (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Reed Herner (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
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