APPENDIX 4: SEMINAR HELD AT THE HOUSE
OF LORDS
5 April 2011
Members of the Committee present were Lord Broers
(acting Chairman), Lord Crickhowell, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon,
Baroness Neuberger, Lord Patel, Baroness Perry of Southwark, Lord
Rees of Ludlow, Earl of Selborne, Lord Wade of Chorlton, Lord
Warner, Lord Willis of Knaresborough and Lord Winston.
Presentations were heard from:
- Professor Robin Grimes (Specialist Adviser to
the Committee and Professor of Material Physics, Director of the
Imperial Centre for Nuclear Engineering, Director of the Imperial
College Rolls Royce University Technology Centre in Nuclear Engineering,
Imperial College, London): introduction to the nuclear research
and development landscape.
- (1) Mark Higson (CEO of the OND, DECC) and Katherine
Randall (2050 Team Leader, DECC) and (2) Richard Heap, Executive
Analyst, ERP): energy scenario analysis and implications for research
and development capabilities.
- Dr Stephen Elsby (Senior Sector Manager, Energy
Programme Portfolio Manager, EPSRC): an introduction to the Research
Council's nuclear research and development activities.
- Les Philpott (Deputy Director, Office for Nuclear
Regulation) and Andy Hall (Deputy Chief Inspector, ONR): an introduction
to the ONR's research and development activities.
- Dr Melanie Brownridge (Head of R&D, NDA):
an introduction to the NDA's research activities.
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