Chair, CoRWM

Sir Nigel Thrift

Biography

Sir Nigel was appointed Chair of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management on 2 July 2018.

Until 2017, Sir Nigel was the Executive Director of Schwarzman Scholars. He is one of the world바카라 사이트™s leading human geographers and previously served as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Warwick and as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Oxford.

Term of office ends: July 2026 (extended)

Chair, CoRWM

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The Chair is responsible for

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The Chair is appointed for a 4-year period and is expected to spend about 1 and a half days per week on CoRWM business.

Committee on Radioactive Waste Management