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Nuclear Safety Committee
The role of the Nuclear Safety Committee is to advise the CEO and the Council on matters relating to nuclear safety and the safety of controlled facilities, including developing and assessing the effectiveness of standards, codes, practices and procedures.
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Membership of the NSC
The members of the committee, who have been appointed for a three year term (to 31 December 2011) are:
Chair:
Mr Don Macnab (NSW) Former Director, Regulatory & Policy Branch, ARPANSA
CEO of ARPANSA (Acting):
Mr Peter Burns (VIC)
Radiation Health Committee representative:
Dr Barbara Shields (TAS) Senior Health Physicist, Department of Health & Human Services
Local Government representative:
Mr Ian Drinnan (NSW) Principal Environmental Scientist, Sutherland Shire Council
Contact details:
Mr Ian Drinnan
Principal Environmental Scientist
Sutherland Shire Council
Administration Centre
4-20 Eton Street
SUTHERLAND NSW 2232
Office Phone: 02 9710 0547
Office Fax: 02 9710 0108
idrinnan@ssc.nsw.gov.au
Person to represent the interests of the general public:
Mr Christopher Tola (NSW) Business Development Manager, Coastalwatch Pty Ltd
Contact details:
Mr Christopher Tola
PO Box 1041
NEWCASTLE EAST NSW 2300
Phone: 0438 203 964
chris.tola@coastalwatch.com
Other members:
Dr Rob Lee (ACT) Former Director, Human Factors, Systems Safety & Communications, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Mr Robert Lyon (QLD) Nuclear safety expert, formerly with AECL & IAEA
Dr Neil McDonald (NSW) Retired Nuclear Safety Specialist, ANSTO
Prof Rob Melchers (NSW) Dept of Civil, Surveying & Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Newcastle
Em Prof Ian Polmear (VIC) Monash University, Materials Science
Dr Tamie Weaver (VIC) Senior Principal Hydrogeologist, URS Australia Pty Ltd
Dr Denise Wheeler (QLD) Former radiation protection adviser in UK nuclear industry
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