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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.
Shinichi Kitawaki, Akira Nakayoshi, Mineo Fukushima, Noboru Yahagi, Masaki Kurata
Nuclear Technology | Volume 171 | Number 3 | September 2010 | Pages 285-291
Technical Paper | Pyro 08 Special / Reprocessing | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10863
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Various residues containing uranium and transuranic are considered to be generated in pyroprocessing, and provided that the actinide elements are recovered from the residues, this can contribute to increasing the recovery ratio in the entire process. In this study the chemical form of the anode residues generated in our previous electrolysis test was investigated. The anode residue consisted of PuOCl, PuO2, and UO when electrolysis was performed using reduced oxide fuels, which are thought to be formed by the reaction between the anode residue and U-chloride contained in the molten salt. By adding ZrCl4 the actinide contained in the residue was converted to chloride. The chlorination reaction took [approximately]10 h to complete.