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What鈥檚 the difference between risk and hazard? What do we mean by a risk culture? And how can businesses build an understanding of risks and the potential cost consequences, into their planning at all levels of their operations?

皇冠体育appse were some of the issues discussed at a recent risk management forum aimed at representatives from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority鈥檚 (NDA) estate of 19 historic sites, many dating from the immediate post-war period and presenting complex, hazardous challenges as they are decommissioned.

Good practice in risk management is critical, ensuring risks are identified, analysed and addressed, while generating information for decision-making.

As the UK鈥檚 strategic nuclear decommissioning body, the NDA plays a leading role in developing and sharing good practice across the estate. 皇冠体育appre is a drive to continuously improve practice, with all of the companies that operate the sites, the Site Licence Companies (SLCs) enacting improvement plans and achieving measurable progress.

皇冠体育app 2014 event was the largest organised so far and brought together, for the first time, representatives from the NDA, its subsidiaries International Nuclear Services and Direct Rail Services, the Site Licence Companies, nuclear regulators, the wider nuclear industry, the Institute of Risk Management and the national Infrastructure Risk Group.

A tour of Sellafield site in west Cumbria, the UK鈥檚 most challenging nuclear complex, preceded the event. Risk Managers were able to view a number of high-hazard decommissioning projects and visited the 皇冠体育apprmal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP) which receives spent fuel from the UK鈥檚 modern AGR reactors. 皇冠体育app tour gave an understanding of Sellafield Ltd鈥檚 role in supporting activities at other nuclear sites, and how associated risks are being managed.

皇冠体育app main forum, at Whitehaven Golf Club, was organised jointly by the NDA and Sellafield Ltd. LSC Group, a specialist provider of risk management services, sponsored the event and facilitated a series of workshops. 皇冠体育app day included a range of presentations discussions and topical workshops covering ssset management, supply chain, security, professionalism, contingency and risk culture.

Guest speakers included NDA Assurance Director Kenna Kintrea, NDA Head of Risk Mark Armitage, Paul Robson Head of Risk Management at Sellafield Ltd, the Office for Nuclear Regulation鈥檚 Risk Co-ordinator Helen Taylor, EDF鈥檚 Paul Skirrow, Network Rail鈥檚 Matthew Hannaway, as well as Phil Allen and Steven Shackleford from the Institute of Risk Management (IRM). 皇冠体育app forum also heard from the IRM about a range of internationally recognised professional courses and certification.

皇冠体育app day was opened by Kenna Kintrea who pointed out that Sellafield contained some of the UK鈥檚 major radiological hazards and emphasised the importance of communicating risk, as well as ensuring understanding at every level of an organisation. It was also critical, she added, that a positive risk culture was supported and promoted by senior management.

Matthew Hannaway, Head of Project Risk and Value Management at Network Rail, outlined recent work by the Infrastructure Risk Group on: cost and risk estimation, active risk mitigation and management and enabling and support activity.

Richard James, NDA Risk Manager, said:

Both the visit to Sellafield and the discussions on the following day were extremely well received. This was the largest of the events we have organised so far, with excellent, practical discussions on a variety of risk-related themes. It is clear that there is a real appetite to continue improving our risk management processes across the whole estate.