Experience: Reactor Safety

My experince in reactor safety cases and safety assements goes back to 1976. During that time I have worked on several major reactor types in the UK and overseas.

• PWR

  In preparation for the Sizewell 'B' enquiry, I performed safety assessments related to the effects of fire on C&I cabling and reactor containment, particularly during hypothetical severe accidents.

• RBMK

  I managed multinational project funded by the European Union and other governments to assess the safety of the RBMK type reactors after the Chernobyl accident.

• Fast Reactor

  I was a member of the team that developed the safety case for PFR operatoin after a heat exchanger failure. Also, I was part of the team that developed a risk assessment for the proposed Commercial Demonstration Fast Reactor (CDFR).

• AGR

  I was part of the team that developed a risk assessment for AGR operations.

• Others

  I was part of the IAEA team reviewing the safety of the Gorky District Heating Reactor in Russia and part of the team developing a new type of inherently safe reactor design (the SIR reactor). I have also done some wrok on VVER reactors and various types of newer reactor designs.