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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.
Steven T. Polkinghorne
Nuclear Technology | Volume 108 | Number 3 | December 1994 | Pages 395-412
Technical Paper | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT94-A35022
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The ability of the ATR-SINDA fuel plate model to predict the thermal behavior of Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) fuel plates under steady-state and transient conditions is demonstrated. Computer-generated results from ten steady-state calculations and two transient calculations are compared with experimental data obtained during ATR startup tests. The calculations simulate natural convection, forced convection, flow reversal, and flow instability in specially instrumented fuel elements. Calculated temperatures are generally within 10 K of measured temperatures, confirming that ATR-SINDA is suitable for analyzing plate-type fuel.
