Academia to Application, building on commonalties across industry

This one-off inter-business group, open to NIA members will explore the links between academia and industry and look at the culture and innovation across the sector.  We will explore how as an industry we communicate and engage and how technological developments outside of nuclear can benefit us.

Please find the agenda below:

09:15 – 09.45
Registration and coffee

09.45 – 10.15
General Election Member Update
Tom Greatrex, NIA CEO

10:15 – 10:20

Welcome and Introduction
Chaired by Adrian Bull, Dalton Nuclear Institute

10:20 – 11.05
Fuels and Reactors
The Advanced Fuel Cycle Programme work

  • Zara Hodgson, Dalton Nuclear
  • Emma Vernon, NNL
  • Debbie Breasley, Urenco on HALEU

11.05 – 11:50
Decommissioning

  • Dr Matthew J. Nancekievill, The University of Manchester
  • Adrian Davis-Johnson, Nuvia – How to turn Proof of concepts/pilots into BAU

11:50 – 12:20
Coffee break and networking

12:20 – 13.00
Communication and Engagement

  • Amy Shelton, Nuclear Waste Services
  • Iolo James, Nuclear Industry Association
  • Sarah Brown, STEP
  • Bill Hamilton, Nuclear Restoration Services

13.00 – 13.15
Taster session

  • SiteAssist, Max Everson
  • Ansys, Steve Gormley

13: 15 – 14.15
Lunch break

14:20 – 14:50
Innovation Culture

  • Ashley Harshak, Steve Carden Rachel Carmen, PA Consulting

14:50 – 15:00
Workplace culture – survey and research results.

  • Hilary Karpinski and Rory Laye – Inclusion and Diversity in Nuclear

15:00 – 15:40
Outside our sector

  • Gareth Jones, Ada-Mode
  • Professor Gary Jones, Rolls Royce Future Programmes

15.40 – 15.45
Wrap up

Dinner:

Following on from the event the Nuclear Institute will be holding their annual dinner at Manchester United FC.  The NIA will have some Pay-your-own-way tables.  If you would like to sit on one of these tables please register below and email [email protected] and confirm your attendance so they can send an invoice.

Deadline to register for the dinner will be 17th May!

Please register to attend the event below.

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