Our governance

LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) is the legal entity responsible for operating the LLWR sites, which are owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).

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LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) is the Site Licence Company (SLC) established to hold the Nuclear Site Licence for the Low Level Waste Repository Site (the Site). It is the legal entity responsible for operating the Site, which is owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).

LLWR has day to day control of the Site. It is directly accountable to the relevant regulators for compliance with the conditions of the Nuclear Site Licence and with all other applicable legislation and regulations.

LLWR became a subsidiary of the NDA in July 2021, enabling a more integrated approach to waste management across the group.

LLWR SLC Board

The SLC Board is legally accountable for all the activities of LLWR, including all aspects of compliance with regulatory requirements and the nuclear site licence.

SLC Board members

• Martin Walkingshaw, Chief Executive Officer

• Neil Baldwin, Non-Executive Director (Independent)

• Shrinivas Honap, Non-Executive Director (Independent)

• Melanie Brownridge, Non-Executive Director

• Corhyn Parr, Non-Executive Director

• Richard Cummings, Executive Director – Science & Engineering

• Nigel Lister, Executive Director – Safety, Security, Health, Environment & Quality

LLWR Lead Team

The Lead Team are accountable to the Board for all aspects of operating the Site, they oversee the day to day management of the Company, including the delivery of strategic direction. The Lead Team, through the Office of the CEO, provides the Board with recommendations for those matters reserved to the Board.

Lead Team members

• Martin Walkingshaw, Chief Executive Officer

• Craig Ashton, Director - Waste Services

• Helen Cassidy, Head of Transformation and Business Change

• Richard Cummings, Executive Director – Science & Engineering

• Jonathan Evans, Director – Project Delivery

• Cath Giel, Director – Communications & Stakeholder Relations

• John Graham, Director – Human Resources

• Nigel Lister, Executive Director – Safety, Security, Health, Environment & Quality

• Sarah Moore, Director – Business Services & Finance

• Mike Pigott, Director - Site

• Paul Tuohy, Head of Commercial and Procurement