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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.
Gerard L. Hofman, George L. Copeland, John E. Sanecki
Nuclear Technology | Volume 72 | Number 3 | March 1986 | Pages 338-344
Technical Paper | Radiation Protection and Health Physics Practices and Experience in Operating Reactors Internationally / Nuclear Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT86-A33772
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The recent emphasis on profileration-resistant fuels for research and test reactors has resulted in additional investigations of well-established fuels, such as U3O8-Al dispersions, to determine their behavior at the higher fuel densities required for the lower uranium enrichment. Microstructural investigation of these irradiated fuels with modern techniques has provided insight into the fission gas behavior and its relationship to the U3O8-Al interaction during irradiation. These observations explain the observed limitations on fuel loading and safe levels of fission density achievable with these fuels.
