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RWMAC Membership (as at March 2004)

• Appointment to the Committee
• RWMAC Membership template
• RWMAC Membership

RWMAC pictured meeting with Scottish Executive Officials during the September 2002 visit to Edinburgh

The arrangements for RWMAC membership as they stood at March 2004 were as follows:

Appointment to the Committee

Appointments to RWMAC are made jointly by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture in Scotland and the Minister for the Environment in Wales.

Members of RWMAC are appointed on an "ad hominem" basis on account of their personal expertise and capabilities and thus ability to contribute to the Committee's work, rather than as a representative of any particular organisation or interest. This principle is strictly observed in the way the Committee conducts its business, so that its independence is maintained.

RWMAC Members are expected to be able to make a significant contribution to the Committee's work in the field for which they are appointed based on appropriate qualifications and/or experience. They are expected to have the ability also to identify and evaluate objectively differing views of complex environmental and other issues relating to the management of radioactive waste. There is one member appointed to provide a lay interest viewpoint. Members are also expected to have good personal presentational ability and to be willing and able to work within a committee structure. The latest Code of Practice for RWMAC Members is included as Annex 5 of the Committee's 20th Annual Report published in November 2000.

Anyone requiring further information or wishing to express an interest in serving on RWMAC may contact the RWMAC Secretariat at:

Zone 4/E4
Ashdown House
123 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6DE
Tel: +44 (0)20 7082 8483

E mail: jeff.l.thompson@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Appointment to RWMAC follows the procedures laid down by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Appointments are competitive, subject to interview and based on high acceptance standards. Appointments are made as and when required under appropriate membership template (i.e. expertise) headings. The Committee's current membership template is:

RWMAC Membership template

These membership positions are in addition to that of the RWMAC Chairman.

RWMAC Membership as at March 2004

Professor Charles Curtis OBE
Professor of Geochemistry, University of Manchester

Mr Fred Barker
Nuclear Policy Analyst

Professor Andrew Blowers OBE
Professor of Social Sciences, Open University

Professor Keith Boddy CBE, OBE
Former Head of Regional Medical Physics Department, Newcastle General Hospital

Mr David Bonser
Director of British Nuclear Fuels plc

Professor Gregg Butler
Professor of Science in Sustainable Development, University of Manchester, and consultant specialising in nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear industry matters

Dr Martin Courtis OBE
Consultant in the field of radioactive waste management
Former Chief Environment, Engineering and Transportation Officer, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Dr Wynne Davies
Vice President, Group Health, Safety and Environment, Amersham plc

Miss Frances Fry
Division Head, National Radiological Protection Board

Mrs Cathy Griffiths
Consultant Medical Physicist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Professor Anthony Harris
Emeritus Professor of Geology, University of Liverpool

Mr John Hetherington
Consultant with interests in radioactive waste management and radiological safety

Dr Chris Kalman
Consultant Occupational Physician, Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals Trust and SALUS Occupational Health & Safety

Dr Wendy Le-Las
Consultant on planning law and policy to the National Association of Local Councils. Honorary Lecturer at the University of Kent

Dr Les A Mitchell FREng
Consultant specialising in energy and environmental issues. Former Director of Technology, Magnox Generation

Mr George Reeves
Postgraduate Course Director in Engineering Geology, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne

Miss Susanne Stoessl
Former Head of Broadcast Research Services, BBC

Professor Lynda Warren
Director of Postgraduate Studies, Department of Law, University of Wales Aberystwyth

Dr Robert L Jackson