Nuclear Lifting 2018

Dai Davies: Principal Inspector, Nuclear Safety, Office for Nuclear Regulation

Dai Davies has over 35 years’ experience in the UK nuclear industry. He joined ONR (formerly Nuclear Installations Inspectorate) in 2009 and is the Mechanical Engineering Topic Lead for nuclear lifting equipment. Dai has extensive experience of nuclear lifting equipment design and its uses, and was previously the Centre of Expertise Lead within a UK licensee organisation. He led the formulation of the UK Nuclear Lifting Forum in 2007.

Jon Garlick: Design Substantiation Engineer, AWE

Jonathan Garlick is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with over fourteen years’ experience delivering engineering substantiation, safety support, engineering management and project management services. Early experience in the Merchant Navy gave a broad practical background before a career as a substantiation engineer and an engineering manager. Work in the aerospace industry developed a range of analytical techniques and substantiation of systems in the nuclear sector further developed these skills. Engineering management and project management roles have delivered a range of system designs including analytical, engineering and safety documents by multidisciplinary teams of engineers.

Sam Lacey: Senior Engineering Manager, AWE

Sam Lacey has a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham. Originally an analyst for a wide variety of mechanical and structural projects, he began working on Mechanical Handling projects. After five years moved on to working for the Mechanical Handling company, SCX Special Projects. For the last ten years he has worked in the nuclear industry on both the supplier and customer side, primarily for AWE delivering high integrity cranes as well as other mechanical equipment. Currently a Senior Engineering Manager, he is responsible for delivering all process plant & equipment for a major AWE project.

Jim Spencer: Lifting Handling and Fuel Storage, Technical Management and Acceptance, EDF Energy

James Spencer has some 32 years’ experience in nuclear licensing, safety assessment and engineering covering the UK civil nuclear industry and UK defence sector, plus overseas nuclear experience (including Switzerland, Finland, Saudi Arabia and Turkey). He is experienced in many aspects of licensing, safety assessment and design, including engineering analysis of mechanical and structural elements, hazard identification, safety case production, assessment of modifications and probabilistic safety assessment including human factor assessments. He has specialised in the safety justification of cranes, mechanical handling and fuel handling operations.

Roger Best: Engineering Manager, AWE

Roger Best is a machinery designer with a PhD in CADCAM. He was the Technical Authority for Mechanical Handling and other nuclear machines from 2003 until late 2017, a period of major redevelopment and re-equipment that produced a large number of diverse and original designs as well as some very simple ones. He has attended and contributed to the National Nuclear Lifting Forum since its inception and has been chair since 2017, also attending the MOD crane working group.

Iain Phimister: Senior Engineering Manager, Radioactive Waste Management

Iain is a Chartered Engineer at the Institution of Mechanical Engineering and a Senior Engineering Manager at Radioactive Waste Management. In this role he is responsible for preparing to develop the design of a geological disposal facility for the UK’s higher activity radioactive waste. He acts as the intelligent customer for aspects including mechanical engineering, transport packaging design, waste container design and ventilation engineering.

John McGibbon: Senior Safety Assessor, Sellafield Ltd

Jennifer Gilmour: Senior Mechanical Engineer, Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd

Jennifer Gilmour is a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd, responsible for mechanical processes and procedures across the site. In tandem with this she is the site Senior Advisor for Lifting and Pressure Systems. A Chartered Engineer she graduated from the University of Glasgow with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering before transitioning into Nuclear via Marine Renewables and Oil and Gas. Jennifer has extensive knowledge of mechanical design and a keen interest in forensic engineering, which has allowed her to be an integral part of site investigations and the Technical & Governance team.

George Frost: MICE Project Engineering Manager – Demolition, Sellafield Ltd

Neil Shuttleworth: Principal Structural Engineer, AECOM

Neil Shuttleworth is a Principal Structural Engineer working in Design Consulting Services for AECOM. Following graduation from the University of Sheffield he gained design experience in sectors including retail, health, education, industrial and energy before becoming chartered with the Institution of Civil Engineers. He has subsequently specialised in nuclear projects and operates as a lead engineer, developing and presenting design solutions in a client facing role.

Shane Lloyd: Lead Mechanical Engineer, Horizon Nuclear Power

Roger May: Shift Charge Engineer, Sizewell ‘A’ PS, Magnox, Retired, Magnox

Roger May has spent more than 35yrs in the Nuclear Power Industry primarily working at Dungeness ‘A’ and Sizewell ‘A’ Power Plants. Roger has extensive experience of Nuclear Plant Operations, Nuclear Plant Operational reliability improvement and Nuclear Plant Maintenance Management. Additionally Roger has had significant engineering involvement in plant improvement projects ranging from the upgrade of irradiated fuel handling equipment to the replacement of a 325MVA Generator Transformer.

Ned Hickling: Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation

Ned Hickling graduated in Ergonomics in 1981and joined the nuclear industry, after Chernobyl, in 1986. Ned has worked on a number of major British nuclear projects including Sizewell B, Waste Vitrification Plant Line 3 and Devonport 9 Dock. He has undertaken HF design and assessment of systems and the built environment using qualitative and quantitative human factors methods, including design and operational guidance on nuclear lifting systems. In his current role within ONR Ned has provided support to GDA for UK AB WR and is now undertaking inspections on operating facilities.

Sam Pitt: Project Engineer - Special Projects, Ainscough Crane Hire Limited

After being awarded an honors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Teesside University in 2012 a career–start with Mammoet UK developed his main area of expertise in the transport and heavy lift sector. Sam then joined Ainscough Crane Hire as a Project Engineer for the Special Projects Division of Ainscough Crane Hire dealing with technical and commercial matters for large project work.

Steven Gilroy: Construction Project Manager, Doosan Babcock

Steven is responsible for the delivery of Doosan Babcock's Sellafield Windscale Demolition Contracts as well as providing the Construction function lead role across Doosan Babcock's Sellafield business. Over his career Steven has worked in numerous Nuclear Major Projects consisting of AGR Reactors upgrades and outages, Sellafield Major Projects and ITER Fusion Reactor. Steven also has experience working in Oil & Gas Major Projects.

Thierry Grandgeorge: I&C expert, REEL S.A.S

Thierry Grandgeorge is an electrical engineer with 25 years of experience in nuclear design activities. He is in charge of the I&C design offices management in the REEL nuclear division. His main role is to prevent technical risks during design activities. He is also in charge of I&C R&D projects and the transfer of knowledge in all divisions as a transversal activities in REEL international group.