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

Includes news on:

• Supply chain event highlights
• Sludge removal bulks up
• Doors set to open on new era
• Bradwell leads the fleets
• Divers plumb the depths at Dungeness
• We’ve got the NaK of destroying hazards
• One of Dounreay’s longest standing employees
• R&D Focus
• Synergy board game
• NDA chairman news
• Sites welcome new ground force

This report presents the scientific findings of, and implications for subsequent monitoring based on the results from dredged material disposal site monitoring conducted under a Cefas/Marine Management Organisation Service Level Agreement (SLA 1.3) project (C6794 hereafter) round the coast of England during 2015-16, together with those obtained following the processing of biological and sediment contaminant samples acquired during 2014.

The main aims of this report are: to aid the dissemination of the monitoring results; to assess whether observed changes resulting from dredged material disposal are in line with those expected; to compare the results with those of previous years (where possible); and, to facilitate our improved understanding of the impacts of dredged material disposal at both a site-specific and a national (i.e. non site-specific) level.

This annual report sets out the activities and achievements of the Government Office for Science from April 2015 to March 2016. It covers:

• our responsibilities
• highlights of 2015 to 2016
• responding to emergencies
• Foresight projects
• Council for Science and Technology projects
• financial information