Nuclear Management Partners Names New Chair

Senior URS executive Tom Bishop has been named the new Chair of Nuclear Management Partners, the parent body organization for Sellafield Ltd. Bishop, who manages URS’ European operations, replaces Tom Zarges, who served as NMP Chair for the first five years of its contract at Sellafield. “Since 2008 enormous work has been done by Sellafield Ltd under the leadership of NMP to build an understanding, greater than ever before, of the Site’s ageing infrastructure and legacy waste; enabling us now to be able to focus on the decommissioning process in earnest. This is not an easy task and the Sellafield Site will continue to offer immense challenges and uncertainties in every step of the process,” Bishop said in a release issued yesterday. “I am committed to the job of ensuring that NMP successfully leads Sellafield Ltd in its mission and guarantees it is equipped with the skills, capabilities and support needed for the challenges ahead,” he said. Along with URS, NMP consists of AMEC and AREVA.