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Dr Dominic Jones

Executive Director, Safety, Sustainability, Health Environment & Quality

Dominic is the Executive Director for Safety, Sustainability, Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ) at AWE. He is responsible for developing and deploying effective Company policies, strategies and processes to maintain AWE’s Licence to Operate and safely deliver the Company’s requirements.

Prior to taking up this role in March 2023, Dominic was Director of Nuclear Threat Reduction, supporting national security and working with internal and external customers to define and deliver technical solutions. In this role, he supported several national and international events and continues to represent AWE as a scientific advisor to Government.

Dominic led the transition of AWE to become an Arm’s Length Body within the Ministry of Defence in 2021.

Dominic joined AWE in 2007 and became the Head of Radiation Protection (Corporate RPA) in 2009. During this time, he also provided technical input to the UK response to the Fukushima incident in Japan and acted as a technical advisor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for expert missions overseas.

Prior to joining AWE, Dominic worked as a consultant on several waste management and decommissioning projects within the civil nuclear sector.

Dominic graduated from the University of Manchester with an MChem (Hons) and PhD in Nuclear Chemistry and lives in Hampshire with his family.

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Celebrating Ada Lovelace – the worlds’ first computer programmer 

Last week, in Ada Lovelace’s honour, a passionate team from AWE welcomed around 70 enthusiastic Year 6 students and their teachers to a STEM event to celebrate science, creativity and resilience.   In the early 19th century, long before the digital age, Ada Lovelace laid the groundwork for modern computing. Born in 1815, Ada was fascinated by mathematics […]

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Office for Nuclear Regulation investigation findings

Today, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) announced its investigation findings following the fatality of a Balfour Beatty employee in 2023, who was working in a construction enclave on AWE’s Aldermaston site.

A commemorative display in a grand room with marble columns and historic portraits, showcasing AWE's 75-year timeline of nuclear security technologies from the 1940s to the present, under the slogan 'Proud of our past. Prepared for the future.'

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75 Years of AWE: A landmark innovation showcase

On 16 October, AWE marked a major milestone in its history with the ‘AWE75: Proud of our past. Prepared for our future.’ event at the Institution of Civil Engineers, London. The event saw over 100 guests from across government, academia and the defence community gather to commemorate AWE’s legacy and look ahead to our future.

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