Dr. Robert N. Hill Manager, Nuclear Systems Analysis Department

Special Responsibilities
Department Manager, Nuclear Systems Analysis Department, Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory.

Professional Experience (Argonne National Laboratory, November 1987 to present)

October 2000 to present

Area Manager, Nuclear Systems and Materials Analysis. Supervised reactor physics and fuel cycle modeling activities for diverse DOE programs. Coordinated Argonne activities for system studies and irradiation experiments in the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative, including technical lead for the multiple strata fuel cycle studies. Performed key technical analyses for fast reactor and subcritical transmutation systems. Directed Argonne activities for the BN-600 fast reactor option of the materials disposition program.

October 1996 to October 2000

Section Head, Neutronics Analyses, Reactor Analysis Division. Supervised reactor physics and design activities for diverse DOE programs. Coordinated interactions with DOE sponsors, other national laboratories, international collaborators, and independent sponsors. Research focus is on weapons material disposition, ATW system studies, reactor physics and fuel cycle analysis, waste characterization and tracking for existing domestic and international (Russian) fast reactors, and medical applications.

March 1994 to September 1996

Group Leader, Core Design and Waste Modeling, Reactor Analysis Division. Super¬vised fast reactor core design and waste characterization activities for weapons plutonium disposition and electrometallurgical processing programs. Initiated work on Russian fast reactor analysis and boron neutron cancer therapy applications. Supervised research on repository performance assessment of IFR waste forms. Provided analytical support for EBR-II spent fuel characterization and radiation dose evaluation.

April 1991 to February 1994

Nuclear Engineer, Reactor Analysis Division. Coordinated Argonne technical work for the ALMR design project collaboration with General Electric. Developed and analyzed fast reactor core designs for a variety of applications including weapons plutonium disposition and actinide burning. Designed and optimized fast reactor core configurations for the IFR and ALMR projects.

November 1987 to March 1991

Assistant Nuclear Engineer, Applied and Engineering Physics Divisions. Investigated innovative fast reactor core and fuel cycle concepts; in particular, performed exhaustive studies regarding the development of reduced sodium void worth and actinide burning designs. Performed hazard analyses of spent fuel. Developed methods for coupled neutron and gamma heating calculations.

Education:
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1987
M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, 1986
B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, with Highest Distinction, Purdue University, 1984

Publications:
Eight journal articles, more than thirty conference papers, and numerous international and laboratory reports; research topics include: fast reactor core design and fuel cycle, weapons plutonium disposition, reactor physics methods, and waste management.