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Research interests include nuclear safety, nuclear security, nuclear safeguards, governmental organisation for the regulation of nuclear industries; international nuclear safety standards harmonization; nuclear licensing; nuclear emergency planning, the management of radioactive waste; the tolerability of risk, the societal impact of the use of nuclear energy and the safety and regulation of fusion power plants.
Current Research Projects: The development of Design Safety Guidelines for Fusion Power Plants; Tritium Fuel Cycle to support the deployment of Fusion Power Plants; The safety and regulation of fusion power plants for global deployment.
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate, MSc, Nuclear Reactor Technology, University of Aston in Birmingham
Sept 1971 → Sept 1972
Award Date: 9 Dec 1972
Undergraduate, BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Liverpool Polytechnic
Sept 1966 → Dec 2010
Award Date: 5 Oct 1970
External positions
Vice President, High Scientific Council, European Nuclear Society
2023 → …
Member, Independent Evaluation and Advisory Panel to Welsh Government
2023 → …
Chair Regulatory and Safety Committee, Tokamak Energy
2018 → 2020
Member Singapore Nuclear Safety Advisory Panel, Singapore Ministry of Environment
2017 → 2023
Senior Research Investigator, Imperial College London
Aug 2014 → 2022
Emeritus Professor Nuclear Safety and Regulation, University of Central Lancashire
2014 → …
Chair, Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
2012 → 2017
Chair Nuclear Future Editorial Committee, Nuclear Institute
2012 → …
Member High Scientific Council, European Nuclear Society
2011 → 2023
Senior Visiting Fellow, National Nuclear Laboratory Limited
2011 → …
Professor Nuclear Safety and Regulation, University of Central Lancashire
2010 → Jul 2014
Keywords
- TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
- Nuclear Safety
- Nuclear Regulation
- Nuclear Security
- Radioactive Waste
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Recommendations for the Future Regulation of Fusion Power Plants
Elbez-Uzana, J., Williams , L., Forbes, S., Dodaro, A., Stieglitz, R., Airila, M. I., Holden, J. & Rosanvallon, S., 26 Jan 2024, In: Nuclear Fusion. 64, 3, 037001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Radioactive waste management in the UAE: Proposal for an inventory management system
Al Nuaimi, A. H. & Williams OBE, L., 1 Apr 2022, In: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 146, 104140.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Sensitivity Analysis of the Factors that Influence the Hazard Potential of Fusion Power Plants
Lukacs, M. & Williams, L., 1 Mar 2021, In: Fusion Engineering and Design. 164, 112183.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a Simplified Preliminary Risk Assessment Model for the Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste in the United Arab Emirates
Williams, L. & Al Nuaimi, A. H., 2021, Proceedings of the European Nuclear Young Generation Forum ENYGF’21 .Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Overview of International Nuclear Safety Regulation and Licensing
Williams, L., Jul 2021, Encyclopaedia of Nuclear Energy. Greenspan, E. (ed.). Elsevier Inc., Vol. 2. p. 188 206 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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An Investigation into the Potential for the Development of a Tritium Production Industry to service Fusion Power Plants (PhD studentship UKAEA)
Williams, L. (PI)
1/10/23 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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Regulation of Fusion Power Plants for Global Deployment
Williams, L. (PI)
25/09/23 → 31/01/26
Project: Research