A group of 80 stakeholders, representing many of the groups with which RWM interacts on a regular basis – including government, regulators, academia and the nuclear supply chain – met in Manchester in October 2016. The event was designed to update these groups about progress towards the formal launch of the geological disposal facility (GDF) siting process.
Representatives of government, regulators, the RWM Board and its Executive gave details of developments to date and set out their plans for the coming year. A summary of the Stakeholder Conference is available here.
A number of presentations had accompanying slidepacks which can be downloaded:
Day One – Thursday 13 October
Welcome: Bruce McKirdy, Managing Director, RWM
Keynote speech: Claes Thegerstrom, Non-Executive Director, RWM
Building Partnerships: Natalyn Ala, GDF Siting Director, RWM
Presentation from regulators
Day 2 – Friday 14 October
Keynote address: Tom Wintle, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Delivering safety: John Corderoy, Science and Technology Director, RWM
Making radioactive waste ready for disposal: Ann McCall, Waste Management Director, RWM
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