Researcher

 

Shawn Hill has more than 35 years of experience in operations, maintenance, training, engineering, and research at nuclear facilities. Shawn is currently the Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) Operations Division Director and is responsible for safe and efficient operations and research at MFC.  Shawn started his nuclear career in 1985 in the U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Program. He served six years, including time teaching students at the A1W prototype and time aboard the fast attack submarine USS Grayling, SSN-646. In 1991, upon completion of his service to the Navy, Shawn returned to Idaho and began work at Argonne National Laboratory West (ANL-W). From 1993 through 2007, Shawn worked at the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) in maintenance, training, and operations, certifying as the Advanced Test Reactor Critical (ATRC) facility Reactor Supervisor, Nuclear Material Inspection and Storage (NMIS) facility supervisor, and ATR Senior Reactor Operator/Shift Supervisor. From 2007 to 2012, Shawn worked for DOE-ID as a Facility Representative and Federal Project Director for the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU). Shawn returned to ATR in the fall of 2012 as the ATR Training Manager, a position he held until being appointed the ATR Operations Division Director in 2013 where he served six years. In 2019, Shawn accepted his current position as the Operations Division Director at MFC.