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Nuclear Industry Forum
5th Annual Conference: The UK's premier event for the nuclear sector
15th & 16th June 2010, One Whitehall Place, London
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Speakers include:
Kevin Allars
Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
Kevin Allars
Director for Nuclear New Build Generic Design Assessment, Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
Biography
For 11 years he worked in the nuclear power industry, before, in 1989, joining HSE’s Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, working in assessment, safety research, site inspection and policy functions.
In 2000 Kevin was promoted to Senior Civil Service, responsible for developing policy and legislative reform on nuclear and major-hazard sites. He also coordinated HSE’s input to the Government’s response to the 11.9.01 terrorist event.
From 2003 Kevin headed up HSE’s Chemical Industries Division, responsible for inspection, assessment and enforcement of all on-shore Major Chemical Facilities.
In 2008 he moved to HSE’s Nuclear Directorate, as Deputy Chief Inspector, responsible for inspection, assessment and enforcement at sites such as Sellafield and Dounreay, as well as managing the UK’s operational safeguards activities.
Since February 2009 he has been acting as Director, New Nuclear Build Generic Design Assessment (GDA), responsible for delivering the GDA for the proposed new generation UK reactor designs.
Kevin is involved in charity work: organising wishes for terminally ill children. His hobbies include stock car racing, football, bowls, and live music. He has a son of 28; and a daughter of 26, both of whom have added children to the family dynasty, so at 51 Kevin is a grandad!
Chris Bakken
Director for Operations, Safety & Licensing, EDF Energy
Adam Dawson
Director of New Nuclear, Office for Nuclear Development, DECC
Alan Raymant
Chief Operating Officer, Horizon Nuclear Power
Alan Raymant
Chief Operating Officer, Horizon Nuclear Power
Biography
Alan Raymant is the Chief Operating Office for the nuclear joint venture between E.ON and RWE. He took up his position in August of this year. Alan has over 20 years experience in the Electricity Industry and has held a number of senior management posts in generation, distribution and engineering development and construction. He joined the joint venture from Central Networks where he was Director of Operations and Asset Management. Prior to joining Central Networks in 2003, he was Head of E.ON UK’s Renewables business and led the development of a number of renewable generation projects. Alan is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of both the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Alfio Vidal
Director of New Nuclear, UK, Iberdrola
Alfio Vidal
Director of New Nuclear, UK, Iberdrola
Biography
Greg Evans
Head of Nuclear, Centrica
Conference overview:
The Nuclear Industry Forum has fast become the UK’s premier nuclear event and is now well positioned as a must-attend date in the diaries of the sector’s executives and decision makers. With a consistently impressive speaker line up, this well attended conference critically addresses a wide range of key topics from siting and financing issues for new build to overcoming regulatory challenges for decommissioning. In what are such exciting times for the nuclear industry this event is unrivalled in shaping the debate that drives the sector forward.
