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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 Fukada, Yasushi Maeda, Yuuki Edao
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 54 | Number 1 | July 2008 | Pages 117-121
Technical Paper | Blanket Design | doi.org/10.13182/FST08-A1777
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The recovery of tritium, T, from neutron-irradiated Li by a Y plate was experimentally investigated, and a Y hot trap was designed to remove T from a flowing Li target loop of IFMIF. T generated in Li ranging from 0.01 to 0.05ppm in molar fraction was successfully removed by a Y plate at 300-500°C. The ratio of recovered T to generated one increased with temperature and immersion time. HT was the main chemical species of T that was released from Li, while HTO was the main one without Y absorption. SEM-EDX analysis revealed the transfer of not only T but also O originally included in Li as an impurity. Treatment of Y by HF was effective to remove oxides formed on the as-received Y plate and enhanced its hydrogenating rate. Conditions of a Y hot trap designed for the flowing Li target loop of IFMIF are given in the present paper.