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Dame Sue Ion

Non-Executive Director

Dame Sue Ion is chair of the Engineering, Science and Technical Capability Assurance Committee.  She is currently Honorary President of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear and a member of the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s Independent Advisory Panel. Dame Sue has spent over three decades in the nuclear sector, notably as British Nuclear Fuels Limited’s (BNFL) Chief Technology Officer (1992 – 2006). She has since moved on to advisory roles examining broader energy matters, taking up the post of Chairman of the UK Government’s Nuclear Innovation Research Advisory Board (2014 –2016), and has sat on a number of advisory committees associated with the UK’s energy requirements.

Dame Sue holds honorary and visiting professorships at the University of Manchester and Imperial College London respectively, and currently serves as a member of Board of Governors of the University of Central Lancashire. Dame Sue is a Fellow of both the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society, where she chairs and serves on several standing committees.

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Strategic Alliance Partners Conference hits the mark

Senior representatives from AWE, the Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO), the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) and the university community gathered at the recently held Strategic Alliance Partners Conference to discuss and debate areas of STEM that support our mission. The two-day event organised by the External Technical Partnerships Office brought together government, academia, […]

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Strengthening International Ties

International collaboration is vital in strengthening national defence and nuclear security and despite the high levels of security involved, collaboration amongst allies is strong. At AWE, a dedicated team of experts, advisors and business managers govern regular exchanges with international partners to facilitate collaboration and cooperation, and support research and development in nuclear science and […]

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Detecting the undetectable

At AWE Blacknest, experts in forensic seismology work behind the scenes to support the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Their mission? To detect and verify potential nuclear tests worldwide by analysing seismic data. Our seismologists play a key role in upholding global security and arms control through cutting-edge research, international collaboration, and advanced monitoring techniques.

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