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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.
Viorel Fugaru, George Bubueanu, Catalin Stelian Tuta, Mihail-Razvan Ioan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 76 | Number 3 | April 2020 | Pages 347-350
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2020.1712008
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The Tritium Laboratory at Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering was initially licensed in 1976 and completely refurbished in 2011 as a unique isotope laboratory focused on tritium handling and processing to conduct a variety of scientific experiments. During laboratory renovation, different types of solid radioactive waste or potential waste contaminated with tritium were created: bricks, mortars, cements, false ceiling (polyvinyl chloride), linoleum, rubber, etc.
In order to fulfill all the requirements of the license issued by the Romanian regulatory body, the characterization of the physical, chemical, and radiological properties of the waste, in order to establish the need for further treatment, conditioning, and for storage or disposal, was mandatory. The present work treats the development of a method for the determination of tritium activity in the solid waste according to the operation licensing framework. The measurement results, regarding the tritium-specific activity in different solid waste resulting from the renovation of the laboratory, are presented in this paper.