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Ian Rogers

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Director, Corporate Assurance

Ian is responsible for the provision of an independent corporate assurance capability at AWE, and ensuring that nuclear safety and nuclear security considerations are at the forefront of the company’s mission.

Before rejoining AWE in 2024 from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), Ian led regulatory teams at AWE and Dounreay during his time at ONR. His previous roles at AWE include Head of Engineering, Assurance, and the Criticality Safety Authority.

Ian served in the Royal Navy, including a role as the Chief Engineering Officer of HMS Vengeance, the Vanguard Class ballistic missile submarine, overseeing its transition from build, initial criticality, Trident weapon system certification, to completion of its first operational deterrent patrol.

His career began at Rolls-Royce (Aero) at Bristol, conducting research into the dynamic response of gas turbine components. He has degrees in Engineering Mathematics, Systems Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering, and has a post-graduate diploma in Reactor Engineering.

Ian is a keen motorcyclist and enjoys travel, cooking and bread making. He is also keen to get back into scuba diving and sailing.

He lives in the Cotswolds with his wife. They have five grown-up children and two young grandchildren.

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AWE announces new Strategic Alliance with the University of Strathclyde

As part of AWE’s partnerships with UK academia in support of our mission, we are pleased to announce a new Strategic Alliance with the University of Strathclyde to drive innovation in nuclear science and technology. Joining the University of Bristol, Cranfield University, Heriot-Watt University, and Imperial College London, the University of Strathclyde has become AWE’s […]

AWE Recognised Among Top Ten in the 2025 REDI Index for Religious Inclusion AWE is proud to announce its inclusion in the top ten of the 2025 Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Index

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AWE named a top ten inclusive employer

It’s official; we’re a top ten inclusive employer in the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation 2025 Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Index. It means we join the ranks of Thames Water, Direct Line Group, John Lewis Partnership and Rolls-Royce. We take inclusion seriously and we believe in walking the walk. That’s why we have several initiatives in […]

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Academia exchange: AWE sponsored PhD student’s international experience

An AWE sponsored PhD student from Bangor University, Moli, has recently returned from a unique and inspiring four-month international exchange programme that provided valuable insights into the wider nuclear industry and contributed to her PhD research which uses computational methods to explore and assess the nuclear forensics signatures of exotic materials and how they evolve over […]

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