Professional Opinions
William Roberts on Decommology
William Roberts is a Chartered Accountant, and previously the Chief Financial Officer of the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. William Roberts, you are a financial expert in nuclear , oil & gas, and other decommissioning and your consultancy is called Decommology. How did you come up with that term? I simply noticed a lack of definition…
Read MoreNIASS: helping companies get into the nuclear sector
John Carine and Steve Hughes, NIASS was created in 2013. Why was it created? What gave you the idea? How did it come to be? JC: Being part of the nuclear sector for most of our careers, we noticed how difficult it was for companies to get into the nuclear sector even though “new…
Read MoreAbdoune Didine: the challenge of fitting in
Abdoune Didine, you have worked on different assignments in your career up to now in Africa, North Africa, China, UK, Netherlands and France. What is your motivation for so many moves? If one wants to build a rich and diverse working experience, it is important not to be afraid to move! And when you build…
Read MoreGueorgui Petkov on Human Reliability Assessment
You are specialised in Human Reliability Assessment, what is it exactly? Safety analysis is carried out by two interacted and complementary methods – deterministic and probabilistic. The first, deterministic safety analysis (DSA) should analyse all local hazards in depth, and the second, probabilistic safety analysis (PSA) should give a more general (global) risk characterization of…
Read MoreExperconnect: Post retirement collaboration
Caroline Young, you co founded and are the President of ExperConnect. Could you tell us what your company is about? ExperConnect works with long-cycle industries and provides them with expertise from professionals past retirement age. We ensure that knowledge is transmitted in a continuous way to answer the needs of our clients. How does it…
Read MoreLili Heroiu: Finding a solution together
Lili Heroiu has been working on the Barakah project for almost 3 years as Senior Mechanical QS Engineer and was awarded the Excellence Diploma for the October Awards. How do you like it? I love it! For me to work in the Middle East was a challenge, it wasn’t easy to decide to come here,…
Read MoreJean Llewellyn – Towards a flexible work/life balance
After a successful career and 10 years leading the National Skills Academy for Nuclear (NSAN) since its inception, you are now looking for specific one-off assignments. What are you expecting from this change? I am looking forward to having a better balance between my professional and my personal life! I am looking forward to having…
Read MoreMonica Mwanje: Seeking Continual Improvement
photo by: https://thewordpoint.com/ When I participate in bids, I know I am helping my clients grow their business. Choosing to participate in a bid is often a crucial point for companies. Bids are more and more complex, technical; and require careful strategy and management. But they also are a way to secure new business. What…
Read MoreAnthony Prod’homme – EFINOR UK
Anthony Prod’homme, you have been Managing Director for EFINOR UK for almost a year. Can we talk about EFINOR’s success story in the UK? For the moment, it is going well, and we chose the right options to position ourselves, but let’s wait at least two or three years to use these terms. How…
Read MoreBuilding Bridges Between China and UK Nuclear Industries
From Liaoning Province, China to Manchester, UK I was born and studied in Liaoning province, China, a heavy industry region. After a degree in Electrical Engineering, I chose to go to study in Manchester on a full scholarship. Manchester for me is the birthplace of the industrial revolution hence of engineering and also very much…
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