Developments in nuclear power in Wales explored
20 May 2016
The Welsh Affairs Committee conclude their inquiry into the future of nuclear power in Wales.
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Witnesses
Monday 23 May 2016, Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
At 3.45pm
- Dr Richard Savage, Chief Nuclear Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation
- Dr Mina Golshan, Deputy Chief Nuclear Inspector and Sellafield, Decommissioning, Fuel, and Waste Programme Director
- Mike Finnerty, Deputy Chief Nuclear Inspector and New Reactors Programme Director, Office for Nuclear Regulation
At 4.30pm
- Professor Andrew Sherry, Director, National Nuclear Laboratory
At 5pm
- Andrea Leadsom MP, Minister of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change
- Lee McDonough, Director, Office for Nuclear Development, Department for Energy and Climate Change
Purpose of session
This session examines the Government's role in developing and supporting nuclear power in north Wales, and what studies have been made of alternative sources of energy. The session looks at how the nuclear industry is regulated in the design and planning stage, and when plants go into operation.
Further information
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