Clive Nixon
Biography
Clive Nixon joined the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in April 2005, following almost 15 years with British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL), where he held a variety of research and development, technical and commercial roles. During this time, he gained experience across the full range of activities at Sellafield, including reprocessing, waste management and decommissioning, as well as assignments in the United States and with overseas customers.
Since joining the NDA, Clive has held a number of senior leadership positions across strategy, policy and programme delivery. Since 2021, he has been the NDA’s Group Chief Nuclear Strategy Officer, leading the development and implementation of the NDA group’s strategy and working closely with government, regulators and stakeholders to support delivery of the UK’s nuclear decommissioning mission.
In addition to leading the group’s strategy function, Clive’s responsibilities include sponsorship of AGR activities, civil-military collaboration, international relations and the NDA’s Trusted to Do More portfolio. He is also Executive Sponsor of the NDA Group Race Equality Network.
Clive is currently the NDA-nominated Non-Executive Director for Nuclear Waste Services and INS-Japan. He is also the UK representative on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Senior Advisory Group on Nuclear Energy and serves on the TEPCO International Expert Advisory Group supporting the Fukushima decommissioning programme. He previously served on the Nuclear Transport Solutions Board for ten years.