This document sets out the broad framework within which the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) will operate.
Committee On Radioactive Waste Management
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Friday, 20 December 2019
Minutes of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) open meeting held in London on 9 May 2019.
Thursday, 10 October 2019
Details of our plenary meetings (all open to the public) for 2019 and 2020.
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited Dounreay, Britain's former centre of nuclear fast reactor research and development.
Friday, 06 September 2019
Details of our plenary meetings (all open to the public) for 2019 and 2020.
Friday, 06 September 2019
Details of our plenary meetings (all open to the public) for 2019 and 2020.
Thursday, 08 August 2019
CoRWM's position on the potential use of deep boreholes for the disposal of solid radioactive waste.
Monday, 01 July 2019
Report on CoRWM’s advice to government and performance from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019, and its future plans.
Tuesday, 04 June 2019
This document sets out CoRWM's response to Radioactive Waste Management's consultation on site evaluation.
Friday, 08 March 2019
CoRWM and RWM discussed public awareness and engagement about waste treatment and disposal activities with a research team from Tokyo.
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited Hinkley Point C on 2 October 2018.
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited Sizewell B on 5 October 2018.
Monday, 23 July 2018
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited Sellafield on the 20 June 2018.
Monday, 23 July 2018
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited Dalton Cumbrian Facility on 19 June 2018.
Monday, 23 July 2018
Our plenary meetings are open to the public.
Monday, 02 July 2018
Greg Clark appoints Sir Nigel Thrift as the new Chair to the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM).
Friday, 27 April 2018
CoRWM has submitted responses to 3 consultations on key GDF policy.
Friday, 27 April 2018
CoRWM has submitted responses to 3 consultations on key GDF policy.
Thursday, 25 January 2018
Response to the recommendations included in CoRWM’s annual report.
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
CoRWM is seeking applications for the position of Chair of the Committee.
Thursday, 21 December 2017
Professor Laurence Williams has stood down as Chair of CoRWM.
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited Sellafield on the 5 October 2017.
Monday, 09 October 2017
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited the Low Level Waste Repository on the 4 October 2017.
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
Professor Lynda Warren, former CoRWM Deputy Chair, was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours
Monday, 07 August 2017
Our plenary meetings are open, meaning members of the public can observe them and ask questions.
Friday, 16 December 2016
Our plenary meetings are open, meaning members of the public can observe them and ask questions.
Friday, 09 September 2016
Our plenary meetings are open, meaning members of the public can observe them and ask questions.
Wednesday, 02 March 2016
The Committee has restarted its eBulletins. This one looks back at the Committee's work in 2015.
Wednesday, 02 March 2016
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) is recruiting for eleven members.
Wednesday, 02 March 2016
The Committee has restarted its eBulletins.
Wednesday, 02 March 2016
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) is recruiting for eleven members.
Wednesday, 03 February 2016
Our plenary meetings are open, meaning members of the public can observe them and ask questions.
Tuesday, 06 October 2015
CoRWM is holding a plenary meeting on Thursday, 22 October 2015 in London.
Tuesday, 06 October 2015
CoRWM is holding a plenary meeting on Thursday, 22 October 2015 in London.
Friday, 04 September 2015
CoRWM is holding a plenary meeting on Wednesday, 16th September 2015 in Edinburgh.
Thursday, 04 June 2015
CoRWM is holding a plenary meeting on Wednesday, 24th June 2015 in Cardiff.
Friday, 27 February 2015
CoRWM is holding a plenary meeting on Tuesday, 10th March 2015 in London.
Thursday, 22 January 2015
CoRWM is holding a plenary meeting on Thursday, 5th February 2015 in London.
Monday, 27 October 2014
CoRWM is holding a plenary meeting on Tuesday on 5th November 2014 in London.
Wednesday, 30 July 2014
Following two successful public meetings so far this year in Cumbria and Caithness, CoRWM will be hosting a public meeting in Anglesey in September, when it visits the Magnox Power Station at Wylfa.
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Earlier this month, the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited the Dounreay site to receive an update on the treatment and storage of higher activity radioactive wastes at the nuclear site.
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
CoRWM is holding a public meeting in Thurso on 1st July 2014. Come along to meet the Committee and have your questions answered about the management of Higher Activity Radioactive Waste in Scotland.
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
CoRWM's visit allowed them to see the recent progress and current challenges in the management of higher activity radioactive waste at the Sellafield site.
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
CoRWM member, Rebecca Lunn hosted a talk in March at the Geological Society
Friday, 09 May 2014
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) hosted the first of three public meetings planned for 2014.
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