A Brief History of the BNES in the Cumbria Region
BNES Cumbria Branch was established as a regional branch in January 2005 superseding the former BNES Special Interest Group (SIG) on Waste Management and Decommissioning.
The SIG was founded as a result of a survey of membership of BNES in 1994 which showed that a very high proportion of members in the area identified Decommissioning as a topic of interest. However, with the formation of a regional branch, we have extended the scope to represent the wider interests in nuclear energy in the Cumbria region.
At the AGM in July 2005, BNES Cumbria Branch formed an alliance with the Institution of Nuclear Engineers to provide learned society activity in the Cumbria region and around Chapelcross.
Objectives
The general objective of the BNES / INucE Cumbria Branch Alliance is to enable people and organisations to benefit from or participate in BNES and INucE events locally. Specifically, our objectives are:
To offer an open forum in which people can meet and discuss issues surrounding the industry at a professional level
Facilitating contacts and the exchange of ideas
Arranging meetings at which issues may be debated or papers may be read and discussed
Collaborating with other organisations that have similar interests to the Cumbria branch
Generating funds by organising events and encouraging membership of BNES
Using funds generated locally and granted by BNES to support an annual free-of-charge lecture programme that is open to the public, to provide opportunities for educational and CPD purposes and to offer grants and prizes especially for younger people at school
To maximise the opportunities for younger persons through support to the BNES Young Generation Network (YGN)