Richard Williams
Richard Williams is the Director of Engineering at Aalo Atomics, where he supports the development and deployment of Aalo-X, the company’s reactor project at Idaho National Laboratory under U.S. Department of Energy authorization. He is responsible for overall engineering execution, safety integration, and regulatory coordination as Aalo advances its next-generation reactor platform toward commercial deployment. In his current role, Mr. Williams oversees system design, testing strategy, and authorization effort to ensure the reactor program progresses with technical rigor and disciplined safety performance. His work focuses on translating advanced reactor concepts into manufacturable, field-deployable systems aligned with federal safety expectations and long-term operational reliability. Previously, Mr. Williams served as Chief Engineer for one of the Department of Energy’s largest management and operating contractors, where he acted as design authority for complex nuclear facilities across multiple DOE sites, including Hanford, Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Paducah, and West Valley. He led major initiatives in spent fuel management, waste treatment systems, and facility modernization, and has guided projects through safety basis development, readiness reviews, and operational startup.
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