Our governance
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is a division of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) which includes Radioactive Waste Management Limited (RWM) and LLW Repository Limited (LLWR). NWS is not a legal entity but provides strategic oversight over the operation and development of these businesses through a management board governance structure.
Nuclear Waste Services Board
The statutory boards of LLWR and RWM are responsible for setting high standards of effective corporate governance and this is brought together at a divisional level by the NWS Board which oversees the overall strategic governance of the division.
The NWS Board is responsible for guiding and influencing the direction of NWS and determining the strategy in the development of NWS business. The NWS Board is accountable to the NDA for the success of NWS.
Statutory Boards
RWM and LLWR are private limited companies registered at Companies House and remain legally accountable for the activities of their organisation.
LLW Repository Limited Board
LLWR is the Site Licence Company established to hold the Nuclear Site Licence for the Low Level Waste Repository site (the “Repository” site). It is the legal entity responsible for operating the Repository site, which is owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). LLWR has day to day control of the Repository site. The LLWR Board is accountable for compliance with all statutory, legal, and regulatory requirements including compliance with the Nuclear Site Licence conditions.
Radioactive Waste Management Limited Board
RWM was incorporated by the NDA in April 2014 for the purpose of delivering a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) and providing solutions for the management of higher-activity radioactive waste.
The RWM Board is accountable for compliance with all statutory, legal, and regulatory requirements. RWM and LLWR operate in accordance with their articles of association and the Companies Act 2006, and as wholly owned subsidiaries of the NDA also consider Cabinet Office guidelines for non-departmental public bodies.
Board of Directors and Executives
The Directors of the NWS Board, LLWR Board and RWM Boards are the same individuals, however Board meetings for LLWR and RWM will be held separately. See directors below:
Board of Directors
Adrienne Kelbie, Independent Non-Executive Director Chair
David Prout, Independent Non-Executive Director
Dr Mina Golshan, Independent Non-Executive Director
Shrinivas Honap, Independent Non-Executive Director
Juliet Sotnick, Independent Non-Executive Director
Alan Cumming, NDA Non-Executive Director
Melanie Brownridge, NDA Non-Executive Director
Corhyn Parr, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Martin Walkingshaw, Chief Operating Officer
Michael Buttery, Chief Financial Officer
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Executive Team
Day-to-day management of RWM and LLWR activities are delegated to the executive team. The executive team is accountable for implementing the strategy and operational plans approved by the NWS Board, RWM Board and LLWR Board respectively. Its members are:
Martin Walkingshaw, Chief Operating Officer
Vicky Bennett, General Counsel and Company Secretary
Michael Buttery, Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Champ, Commercial Director
Richard Cummings, Technical Director
Guy Esnouf, Communications and Stakeholder Relations Director
Claire Gallery-Strong, IWMP Programme and Strategy Director
Nigel Lister, Environmental, Health, Safety, Security & Quality (EHSS&Q) Director