Radioactive Waste Management

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  2. Technical publications
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Professor Cherry Tweed

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Meet RWM's Chief Scientific Adviser

In her own words: a blog by Prof Cherry Tweed

COVID-19

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Radioactive Waste Management and COVID-19

RWM following government guidelines in response to COVID-19, to help protect colleagues and stakeholders.

Site Evaluation for England and Wales Article Image

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RWM sets out approach to evaluating sites for a GDF

Safety, communities, and the environment are key considerations

Karen Wheeler CBE

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Karen Wheeler CBE announced as new Chief Executive of RWM

Karen Wheeler will oversee RWM’s radioactive waste management services and the delivery of a long-term solution for the UK’s higher activity radioactive waste

Latest from Radioactive Waste Management

  1. Meet RWM's Chief Scientific Adviser
    • News story
  2. NDA postpones annual Supply Chain Event
    • News story
  3. Corona virus (COVID-19) - Updates and changes to services
    • News story

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What Radioactive Waste Management does

Our mission is to deliver a geological disposal facility and provide radioactive waste management solutions. We are engaging with communities to inform our work.

RWM works with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

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Guidance and regulation

  1. The UK's nuclear history
    • Detailed guide
  2. Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) - about us
    • Detailed guide
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. Meet RWM's Chief Scientific Adviser
    • News story
  2. NDA postpones annual Supply Chain Event
    • News story
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Radioactive Waste Management – Research at RWM
    • Research
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Site Evaluation - How we will evaluate sites in England
    • Consultation outcome
  2. Gwerthuso Safleoedd - Sut byddwn yn gwerthuso safleoedd - Nghymru
    • Consultation outcome
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Radioactive Waste Management: Annual Report and Accounts 2018 to 2019
    • Corporate report
  2. Regulatory Interface Management (RIM) group
    • Corporate report
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our management

Karen Wheeler CBE
Karen Wheeler CBE
Chief Executive
Shaun Robarts
Waste Management Director
Peter Lock
Health, Safety, Security and Environment Director
Peter Welch
Business Services Director
Mohammed Sammur
Technical Director
Professor Cherry Tweed
Chief Scientific Adviser
John Corderoy
Programme Director
Andy Wong
Transformation Director
Steve Reece
Acting Geological Disposal Facility Siting and Engagement Director
Debbie Huston
Interim Director of Communications and Stakeholder Relations
Guy Esnouf
Director of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement

Contact RWM

Contact us

Radioactive Waste Management
Building 329
Thomson Avenue
Harwell Campus
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 0GD
United Kingdom

Email

rwmfeedback@nda.gov.uk

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