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Nuclear Science User Facilities 24 INTERVIEWWITHTHE DIRECTOR Dr. Rory Kennedy was appointed director of the Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility in January 2014 replacing Jeff Terry who returned to his faculty position at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is the first full-time director in the ATR NSUFs eight-year history an indication of how the organiza- tion and the job itself have grown. Recently Kennedy sat down with Sarah Robertson NSUFs commu- nications specialist to talk about where the NSUF is now where its going and how it is re-emphasizing the resources skills and strengths available through the NSUFs nuclear research partnerships. QFirst of allcan you briefly give us a little background on yourselfWhat did you do before you became director of the user facility A Before I took this position I was the national technical lead for Metallic FuelTechnology Development within the Advanced Fuels Campaign of DOEs Fuel Cycle Research and Devel- opment Program. QYouve been director for just over a year now. What have you learned in that time A Ive learned how important it is to maintain a good relationship with the DOE to work very closely with them and to communicate with them on a regular basis.They act as our primary sponsor and interface with federal government policy makers. So that was a big learning experience since I didnt have quite the degree of contact with the DOE before as I do now. I also learned how useful and valu- able the user facility as a whole is to the advancement of nuclear research. Before I concentrated on the individual program I was working. I had a very directed scope that commanded my full attention. Now as director of the user facility I am responsible for a much broader scope of research.There are many different types of investigations being conducted through the ATR NSUF and I have to have a significant degree of understanding of each of them. Its given me a greater appre- ciation for the set of diverse talents required to reach our common goal. Its also made me more aware of the gaps in the data and the fundamental knowledge that I didnt realize existed in the field of nuclear fuels and mate- rials that need to be addressed. Q What sort of gaps A Well lets take cladding as an example.There are cladding mate- rials that have undergone systematic studies over the last 60-plus years so youd expect to be able to find data on the irradiation behavior of these materials at pretty much any temperature neutron flux and time in reactor. But in many cases the studies that would provide the specific data youre looking for have never been performed. I find that J. Rory Kennedy Director 208 526-5522 rory.kennedyinl.gov An Interview with J. Rory Kennedy Ph.D.