Bio
As a Reactor Fuel & Core Component Nuclear Fabrication Engineer for the Research Reactors Division in the Neutron Sciences Directorate at ORNL, Mr. Stone is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). This 85MW reactor is the highest flux reactor-based source of neutrons for research in the United States, and it provides one of the highest steady-state neutron fluxes of any research reactor in the world, enabling world-class capabilities for neutron scattering, isotope production, materials irradiation, neutron activation analysis, and nuclear physics.
Mr. Stone came to ORNL in June of 2019 to join the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) Plant life extension group as a Task Leader. In February of 2023, Mr. Stone joined the Nuclear Fuel & Core Component group and is currently assigned to the HFIR Beryllium Reflector Replacement (HBRR) project for the High Flux Isotope Reactor.
Mr. Stone holds a AS in Machine Design from North Idaho College and holds a certification in plastics & elastomer technology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.