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Tokamak Energy appoints Prof Laurence Glynn Williams to Chair its new Regulatory and Safety Committee

Tokamak Energy is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Laurence Williams OBE FREng FIMechE FNucI as Chair of its new Regulatory and Safety Committee.

Professor Williams is an Emeritus Professor in Nuclear Safety and Regulation and is currently a Senior Research Investigator at Imperial College. He was formerly Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations. He has also been Chair of the International Nuclear Regulators Association, Chair of the IAEA Commission on Safety Standards, and more recently Chair of the UK Government’s Committee on Radioactive Waste Management.

Fusion energy has the potential to provide mankind with a safe, abundant and clean source of energy.

Fusion produces no greenhouse gases and no long-lived radioactive waste, yet it produces vast amounts of energy from very little fuel.

Tokamak Energy’s technology will achieve faster deployment of commercial fusion power for electricity and heat production, so early thinking about regulation is required.

Professor Laurence Glynn Williams OBE, Chair of Tokamak Energy’s Regulatory and Safety Committee, said:

“Safety and security are crucial aspects of any emerging technology especially for one as exciting and widely deployable as fusion energy. I will be helping Tokamak Energy to develop robust processes for developing and delivering safe and secure fusion energy solutions.

Jonathan Carling, CEO at Tokamak Energy, said:

“Fusion offers the prospect of safe, dispatchable carbon free energy. As we progress towards commercial fusion, we aim to work with regulators and industrial partners to develop an appropriate regulatory framework for fusion. Professor Williams knowledge and expertise will inform our strategy and help guide us through this process”.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Jonathan Carling .