Our governance

Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).


RWM has a board of directors chaired by Professor Malcolm Morley OBE. This is the primary mechanism for the governance of RWM, including review of monthly performance reports against the agreed business plan. NDA sanctions funding for RWM.

The RWM Board

RWM’s board:

  • sets out our strategic direction
  • is responsible for ensuring we observe high standards of corporate governance

Our Board members are:

Executive Team

The RWM board delegates day-to-day management to the executive team, which includes the managing director and other directors. The executive team is accountable for implementing the strategy and plans approved by the board. Its members are:

RWM Board Meeting Minutes

We publish board meeting minutes after they have been approved by the board.

RWM Board Minutes December 2020

RWM Board Minutes November 2020

RWM Board Minutes October 2020

RWM Board Minutes June 2020

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RWM Board Minutes May 2020

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RWM Board Minutes April 2020

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RWM Board Minutes March 2020

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RWM Board Minutes January 2020

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RWM Board Minutes July 2019

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RWM Board Minutes June 2019

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RWM Board Minutes March 2019

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RWM Board Minutes January 2019

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RWM Board Minutes October 2018

RWM Board Minutes July 2018

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RWM Board Minutes May 2018

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RWM Board Minutes February 2018

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RWM Board Minutes November 2017

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RWM Board Minutes July 2017

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RWM Board Minutes May 2017

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RWM Board Minutes March 2017

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RWM Board Minutes February 2017

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RWM Board Minutes January 2017

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RWM Board Minutes November 2016

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RWM Board Minutes September 2016

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RWM Board Minutes July 2016

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RWM Board Minutes June 2016

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RWM Board Minutes April 2016

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RWM Board Minutes February 2016

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RWM Board Minutes January 2016

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RWM Board Minutes November 2015

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RWM Board Minutes October 2015

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RWM Board Minutes September 2015

RWM Board Minutes June 2015

RWM Board Minutes May 2015

RWM Board Minutes March 2015

RWM Board Minutes February 2015

RWM Board Minutes December 2014

RWM Board Minutes November 2014

RWM Board Minutes October 2014

RWM Board Minutes September 2014

RWM Board Minutes July 2014

RWM Board Minutes June 2014

RWM Board Minutes May 2014

RWM Board Minutes April 2014

RWM Board Minutes March 2014

Geological Disposal Programme Board

We are members of the Geological Disposal Programme Board.

Regulation

As the organisation responsible for designing, building, operating and - in time - closing a geological disposal facility for higher activity radioactive waste, we will need to obtain the permissions and have the necessary skills and resources to complete this task.

A geological disposal facility will require a nuclear site licence and environmental permit to operate. We currently receive pre-application advice and scrutiny from: