About the Nuclear Engineering Directors' Forum
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The Nuclear Engineering Directors Forum (NEDF) is a leadership forum and sub-groups that define, prioritise and resolve nuclear engineering strategic issues. The NEDF plays a crucial role in bringing together senior-level nuclear executives to:
- Promote learning;
- Agree on strategy on key issues facing the industry;
- Provide a network within the industry (including with Government and Regulators) and external to the industry;
- Provide an industry input to new developments in the industry; and,
- To ensure that the industry stays on its path of continual improvement.
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It also looks to identify the key strategic engineering and maintenance issues facing the industry and identify the appropriate industry response which may be directed to Regulators, Customers (NDA, MoD), His Majesty's Government (HMG) or national organisations and may range from presentations, letters, papers, delegations or proposals.
Strategic Objectives
- Standards
- Asset and ageing management
- Skills
Organisations represented
| AWE |
Cavendish Nuclear |
NWS |
| Amentum |
EDF |
Rolls Royce |
| AtkinsRéalis |
MoD |
Sellafield |
| Babcock International |
NDA |
SDA |
| BAE Systems |
NRS |
UKAEA |
Regulator Interface: ONR, EA, DNO, DNSR
For more information regarding the Nuclear Engineering Directors' Forum please contact one of those listed below:
Chair: Mick Moore
Deputy Chair: Kristy Viner
Secretary: Shona Tait and Rowan Holliland
Contact: EngineeringDirectorsForum@gmail.com
The purpose of the NEDF (Nuclear Engineering Directors Forum) is as follows:
1. Facilitate sharing and understanding of:
- Key engineering and maintenance issues.
- The implications of recent experiences (including, but not solely incidents).
- HMG, Regulatory or national organisation developments and responses to them.
- Cultural and leadership approach in addition to technical and engineering matters.
2. Promote cooperation across the nuclear industry on policy, strategy and technical matters where this is beneficial. Mechanisms for co-operation include:
- Using existing industry groups and representative bodies;
- Establishing new discipline/issue-specific focus sub-groups or forming ad hoc co-operation and “issue leaders” as necessary.
3. Work with the Regulators in order to agree on common goals, priorities and processes in the pursuit of continuous improvement and excellence. In particular, ensure that solutions are proportionate to the risk and cost-effective when deployed.
4. Drive a continuous improvement culture for Engineering across the industry.
5. Act as “sponsor” of and keep under review “Sub Groups” (SGs), to ensure they remain necessary and are operating effectively.
Arrangements
The NEDF meets at least quarterly.
Vision
Considered by the nuclear sector as the leading UK engineering strategic body delivering proportionate fit-for-purpose nuclear engineering advice.
The Engineering Directors Forum has a strong focus on improvement across the industry. It has a number of subject-specific sub-groups looking in detail at issues facing the industry.
- Facilitate continuous improvement opportunities within the member organisations by sharing best practices in respect of operational safety standards and implementation arrangements
- To formulate agreed industry policies and practices
- Provide a forum for effective sharing of knowledge and experience
Follow the link in the acronym to visit the sub-groups page:
| Acronym |
Title |
| EESG |
Electrical Engineering Sub Group |
| MMWG |
Maintenance Managers Working Group |
| NCSWG |
Nuclear Civil Structures Working Group |
| NNFL |
National Nuclear Lifting Forum |
| NNGF |
National Nuclear Glove Box Forum |
| NNVF |
National Nuclear Ventilation Forum |
| YNPF |
Young Nuclear Professionals Forum |
To get in contact with any of the subgroups please contact: EngineeringDirectorsForum@gmail.com