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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.
A. Abhishek, M. Warrier, E. Rajendra Kumar
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 65 | Number 2 | March-April 2014 | Pages 222-228
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-655
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Understanding helium transport and clustering is important for full understanding of fusion material degradation due to neutron irradiation. Molecular dynamics simulations are carried out to study the clustering of He in FeCr alloy. The simulations are performed for He fractions from 0.1 to 0.4 in FeCr alloy at temperatures ranging from 300 to 800 K. It is observed that a minimum of five He atoms is required to form a stable cluster at temperatures in the range 700 to 800 K. An He5-(Fe/Cr)2-V2 complex is found to exist at 300 K. At higher temperatures, the cluster displaces the Fe and Cr atoms from their lattice sites, forming an He5-V complex. The constituent element of the displaced material is then found to migrate inside the system, depending upon the conditions prevailing there.