See also
Appointment News
30 June 2010
Managing Director of RWMD appointed
Bruce McKirdy appointed as MD of Radioactive Waste Management Directorate (RWMD).
09 June 2010
CH2M HILL appoint NDA’s Richard Waite
CH2M HILL has appointed NDA's Executive Director as Managing Director Commercial Nuclear.
17 June 2009
NDA Announces New CEO
We announced the appointment of Tony Fountain as our new Chief Executive Officer.
06 March 2009
Appointment of Non-Executives to Board
Energy and Climate Change Minister Mike O’Brien has announced the appointment of four non-executive directors to the Board of the NDA.
03 September 2008
NDA Sellafield Programme Director Appointed
Dr Ian Hudson will take up his new role with immediate effect.
NDA Strategy Document
We are in the process of revising
the Strategy that was approved by
Government in 2006:
Strategy (approved by Government 2006) (3Mb)
We will be launching our Draft Strategy II
for consultation in August 2010.
Click here for more information on Draft Strategy II
Find more documents in our comprehensive Document Library.
Our People
We employ over 300 people. In addition to expertise from the nuclear industry, these people bring skills from engineering, finance, the civil service and consultancy.
The NDA Board
- sets out the strategic framework and direction within which the NDA operates; and
- is responsible for ensuring high standards of corporate governance are observed.
The day to day management of the NDA is delegated by the Board to the Executive, comprising the Chief Executive Officer and other Directors.
NDA Board Members
The Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change in consultation with the Scottish Ministers appoints the Chairman of the Board.
The Board consists of eight non-executive directors, including the Chairman, and four executive directors including the Chief Executive.
Non-Executives
- Stephen Henwood (Chairman)
- Nick Baldwin
- Janette Brown
- Tony Cooper
- Patrick Dixon
- David Illingworth
- David Owens
- Alistair Wivell
Executives
NDA Board Meetings
The NDA Board meets monthly, except for August.
We publish Board meeting minutes after they have been approved by the Board. We provide access to minutes from the previous year on this website.
Minutes from previous Board meetings are available on request: email enquiries@nda.gov.uk
Where necessary, we edit (redact) minutes to withhold sensitive information in line with the exemptions allowed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Where information is withheld, "minute redacted" appears in the text.
