The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management

The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) is an independent committee appointed by the UK Government, whose task is to review the options for managing those UK radioactive wastes for which there is no agreed long-term solution.

It was appointed after a public consultation called ""Managing Radioactive Waste Safely" that was launched by the Government in September 2001. The Committee is chaired by Gordon MacKerron, Director, Sussex Energy Group, SPRU, University of Sussex.

The Convoluted Nuclear Links of Some of its Members

Although CoRWM is indendent - its panel have some interesting associations:

Fred Barker - Was a contractor to the DTI up to March 05, advising on potential stakeholder engagement arrangements for the [Nuclear Decommissioning Authority].

Professor Andrew Blowers OBE -

Jenny Watson - is a senior Human Rights Adviser, Global Partners and Associates, and former Chair, Nirex Independent Transparency Review Panel.

Two of its members work for the pro-nuclear consultancy, Integrated Decision Management.

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(CoRWM) has appointed Luther Pendragon to help it reassure people that nuclear waste is being dealt with [D. Bloch (2005) Luther Pendragon Takes On Nuclear Waste Brief, PR Week, 12 August, p8].

Grayling PR also lists CoRWM as a client in the PRCA Yearbook 2004