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41st Annual Decommissioning & Radioactive Waste Management Summer School 2026
20 - 24 July 2026
University of Greenwich, UK

Mr James Hylko
Radioactive Byproduct Characterisation & E = 0© Safety Concept at Independent Consultant
Speaker

Profile

Jim brings over 30 years of managerial and field implementation experience to the Decommissioning Summer School. His expertise spans a wide range of areas, including decommissioning, auditing, emergency planning, leadership training, and software quality assurance. He is a certified NQA-1 Lead Auditor and has served as an instructor for both the World Nuclear University and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Jim has also contributed more than 50 articles to POWER magazine and played a key role in the development of a radioactive waste characterisation standard. He earned his Master of Public Health in Health Physics from the University of Michigan School of Public Health in 1986.

This marks Jim’s sixth year presenting for Informa Connect.

Agenda Sessions

  • An introduction to radioactive waste"...."What is it? Where is it? Where is it going"?

    12:30
  • Brief Introduction to Decommissioning

    09:30
  • Presentation: Capture & Control

    14:15
  • Summary from Day 2

    09:30
  • Presentation: Recognising Risk on the Decommissioning Shop Floor (Part 1)

    12:00
  • Workshop: Recognising Risk on the Decommissioning Shop Floor (Part 2)

    15:00
  • Opening & Summary from Day 3

    09:15
  • Opening & Summary from Day 4

    10:15
  • Closing Remarks & Future Outlook

    13:45