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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.
Satoshi Ito, Shohei Takami, Hidetoshi Hashizume, Yuko Yamamoto, Kazuhisa Yuki, Akio Sagara
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 52 | Number 4 | November 2007 | Pages 1070-1074
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering and Diagnostics | doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1638
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Remountable HTS magnets are suggested for as a method to reduce the construction and maintenance costs of a fusion reactor. Butt joints of BSCCO 2223 HTS cable, where cross-sections of the cable are jointed mechanically, have been researched for the new concept. In a previous study, stress distribution on the joint surface in the butt joint was evaluated by numerical analysis. The result showed the importance of obtaining homogeneous stress distribution on the joint surface to reduce the joint resistance.In this study, therefore, the relations between the joint resistance and the stress distribution inside the HTS cable is evaluated for several loading systems by structural analysis and experiment. Based on the result, an efficient loading system is suggested, which can achieve the uniform stress distribution on the joint surface and can avoid the stress concentration.