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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.
Gregory A. Moses, John F. Santarius
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 47 | Number 4 | May 2005 | Pages 1121-1125
Technical Paper | Fusion Energy - Inertial Fusion Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST05-A836
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The so-called ''threat spectra'' of an inertial fusion energy (IFE) high gain target (neutron, x-ray, and ion energy fraction and particle spectra) are the usual starting point for IFE reactor conceptual design. The threat spectra are typically computed using the same radiation hydrodynamics and thermonuclear burn computer simulation codes used to compute implosion, ignition and burn. We analyze the validity of this model for simulating the expansion of the direct drive IFE target plasma and for computing threat spectra. Particular attention is paid to the collisionality of the expanding plasma.