Dr. Ronald P. Omberg

Manages plutonium production reactors

Dr. Omberg has 30 years of experience in reactor system design, core design, and fuel design for a variety of U.S and international clients.

Currently manages a program to monitor shutdown of the last three plutonium production reactors in the former Soviet Union, ADE-4 and ADE-5 at Seversk and ADE-2 at Zheleznogorsk,

Currently manages, and is the principal investigator on, a project to produce Cs-131 in the Russian Federation, which is the most effective medical isotope for curing prostate cancer,

Chaired the DOE/NE/GNEP Review Panel to resolve concerns relating to a fast neutron testing source and recommend a fast neutron source to support GNEP fuels and materials testing,

Served as a member of the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee (NEAC) subcommittee on Advanced Nuclear Transmutation Technology (ANTT) which reviewed the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI) program; with responsibility for the subject areas of fuel performance and core design,

Participated in expert meetings of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris and contributed to the OECD Yellow Book on Nuclear Power Growth and the OECD Red Book on Uranium Resources,

Chaired the design review of the Material Test Station (MTS) being designed by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to provide materials testing for the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI),

Participated in the design review of the reactor for the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) as part of the PNNL team conducting the review of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) design, covering the areas of fuel performance and core design,

Participated in the design review of the SP-100 reactor as part of Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory (HEDL) team conducting the review of the General Electric design, covering the subject areas of fuel performance and core design,

Managed the group performing core design analyses (physics, fuel design, and thermo-hydraulics) on the Prototype Large Breeder Reactor (PLBR) for the Westinghouse Hanford Company as part of the DOE PLBR program,

As a Fellow Engineer for the Westinghouse Hanford Company, performed reactor physics, fuel performance, and core design analyses on the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF).