Richard Howard

Richard H Howard

Section Head / Distinguished R&D Staff

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HOWARDRH@ORNL.GOV

All Publications

The state of the art for neutron irradiation experiments from the perspective of the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR)

Conceptual designs for irradiation creep testing of SiC in HFIR...

Qualification of an Additively Manufactured Irradiation Capsule for the High Flux Isotope Reactor

Design and Demonstration of an Additively Manufactured Integrated Pressure Limiting Structure for Insertion into a Nuclear Research Reactor

Critical response to M. Worrall et al. Published in Annals of Nuclear Energy 207 (2024) 110731...

History of Pu-238 Production Restart Efforts at Idaho National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Status memorandum on ORNL support of Vendor Irradiation Capsule design and ASME irradiation code development and new ASTM test standard development activities

Mini-99 Experiment Design and Target Assembly

Generation III 238Pu Production Target Hydraulic Characterization...

Fuels and Materials Irradiation Testing Needs, Recent Progress, and Future Opportunities

Status report on HFIR irradiation of optimized alumina forming alloys

FeCrAl fuel/clad chemical interaction in light water reactor environments

Development of the generation III (ATR generation I) Plutonium-238 production target design

Testing and qualification of molybdenum subcapsule welds for MiniFuel experiments...

In-Canal Assay of High Specific Activity 60Co at the Advanced Test Reactor

Capsule and Specimen Geometries for HFIR Irradiation Testing Supporting the Transformational Challenge Reactor

Overcoming challenges to support US resumption of high specific activity cobalt-60

Single-phase, natural circulation annular flow measurements for cartridge loop irradiation experiments

Transient Testing of Natural Circulation Flow in Cartridge Experiments

Assessment of Near-Term Fuel Screening and Qualification Needs for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems

HFIR Irradiation Testing Supporting the Transformational Challenge Reactor

Design of the In-pile experiment Set (INSET) apparatus to support Nuclear Thermal Propulsion fuel and component testing.

Design and out-of-pile testing of a novel irradiation experiment vehicle to support qualification of nuclear thermal propulsion components

Flow Test Plan to Support the Development of Cartridge Loops in the Versatile Test Reactor...

Assembly and Delivery of Rabbit Capsules for Irradiation of Prototype Metal and Nanocomposite Specimens in the High Flux Isot...