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Ben Smiley

Radioisotope Processing Technician

Ben joined ORNL in December of 2019 and has been apart of the Isotope Production and Manufacturing Division since September of 2022 as a radioisotope processing technician supporting the Radium-226, Thorium-228, and Actinium-227 projects.

Previously, Ben supported the Enrichment Science & Engineering Division as a nuclear operations technician with the R&D Demonstration group.

Ben has over 10 years of experience including radioisotope separations, chemical operations and  nuclear enrichment processes.

BA, University of Tennessee - Knoxville