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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.
I. V. Aleksandrova, I. E. Osipov, E. R. Koresheva, T. P. Timasheva, S. M. Tolokonnikov, L. V. Panina, A. A. Belolipetskiy, L. S. Yaguzinskiy
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 63 | Number 2 | March-April 2013 | Pages 106-119
Technical Paper | Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook | doi.org/10.13182/FST63-106
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
We report on credible solutions for fabrication of isotropic ultrafine fuel layers within ICF/IFE targets. The layers have enhanced mechanical strength and thermal stability that is of critical importance for target fabrication, acceleration, and injection. The effects of the extent of microstructure irregularity and bulk fuel properties are demonstrated. Emphasis is given to isotropic properties of the ultrafine layers for avoiding instabilities caused by grain-affected shock velocity variations. The considered fuel layers have the potential to advance materials for application to fusion target fabrication in the form that meets the requirements of implosion physics.
