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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.
Deqaun Liu, Tao Lin, Tao Qiao, Lijun Cai, Chengzhi Cao, Yinglong Yuan, Qiang Li
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 79 | Number 2 | February 2023 | Pages 179-188
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2022.2105634
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The HL-2M tokamak was constructed at Southwestern Institute of Physics. The support system is one of the main subsystems of the device. The magnetic coils and vacuum vessel are located and integrated by the support system. According to its function, the support system is divided into gravity support, support for poloidal field coils, and anti-torque structure for toroidal field coils. The structure design and the finite element analysis of the support system is introduced in this paper.