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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.
Sal B. Rodriguez, Randall O. Gauntt, Randy Cole, Katherine McFadden, Fred Gelbard, Len Malczynski, Billy Martin, Shripad T. Revankar, Karen Vierow, Dave Louie, Louis Archuleta
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 52 | Number 3 | October 2007 | Pages 752-755
Technical Paper | The Technology of Fusion Energy - Nonelectric Applications | doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1580
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A hypothetical Z-Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) plant was coupled to a sulfur iodine (SI) thermochemical cycle using a new version of MELCOR called MELCOR-H2. MELCOR-H2 was designed to model nuclear reactors that are coupled to thermochemical plants for the production of electricity and hydrogen.The Z-IFE input model consisted of three major system components - a fusion heat source control volume with several types of boundary conditions, an SI loop, and a Brayton secondary system. The components were coupled in order to investigate system feedback and hydrogen production. The input model was modified so that various parametric studies could be conducted. Particular emphasis was placed on plant operating temperature and maximizing hydrogen production.This paper summarizes the results of the SI system model as it was driven by temperature changes in the primary circuit that simulated those that would occur in a Z-IFE driven reactor.