John Baxter (engineer)
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John Baxter is a British nuclear engineer.
He was educated at Strathclyde University, with a degree in mechanical engineering.
He studied for a postgraduate degree at the Royal Naval College
at Greenwich.
He was a Submarine Engineer Officer.
He served on a Polaris nuclear submarine carrying out refitting.
Baxter’s experience in the nuclear field led to an appointment with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
in 1990 as Director of Engineering.
He was founding director of Hunting BRAE, the private company that ran the UK atomic weapon plants.
He worked as Director at Dounreay
and was appointed to the UKAEA Board by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. He oversaw operations at Windscale, Harwell
and Winfrith
.
In 1998 he left UKAEA to work at Powergen
.
He is as Group Engineering Director at BP
.
He is responsible for integrity management, major accident risk assessment and engineering standards.
He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering Technology and the Royal Academy of Engineers and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers
.
He advises the MoD on nuclear safety and oil industry concerns.
He was educated at Strathclyde University, with a degree in mechanical engineering.
He studied for a postgraduate degree at the Royal Naval College
Old Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London, described by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as being of “outstanding universal value” and reckoned to be the “finest and most...
at Greenwich.
He was a Submarine Engineer Officer.
He served on a Polaris nuclear submarine carrying out refitting.
Baxter’s experience in the nuclear field led to an appointment with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is a UK government research organisation responsible for the development of nuclear fusion power. It is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and was formerly chaired by Lady Barbara Judge CBE...
in 1990 as Director of Engineering.
He was founding director of Hunting BRAE, the private company that ran the UK atomic weapon plants.
He worked as Director at Dounreay
Dounreay
Dounreay is the site of several nuclear research establishments located on the north coast of Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland...
and was appointed to the UKAEA Board by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. He oversaw operations at Windscale, Harwell
Harwell
Harwell may refer to:*Harwell, Nottinghamshire, England*Harwell, Oxfordshire, England, a village**RAF Harwell, a World War II RAF airfield, near Harwell village....
and Winfrith
Winfrith
Winfrith was a United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority site near Winfrith Newburgh in Dorset. It covered an area on Bovington Heath to the west of the village of Wool between the A352 road and the London Waterloo to Weymouth railway line....
.
In 1998 he left UKAEA to work at Powergen
E.ON UK
E.ON UK is an energy company in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of E.ON, the world's largest investor-owned power and gas company. As Powergen, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but since 1 July 2002 has been owned by E.ON AG of...
.
He is as Group Engineering Director at BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
.
He is responsible for integrity management, major accident risk assessment and engineering standards.
He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering Technology and the Royal Academy of Engineers and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers
Worshipful Company of Engineers
The Worshipful Company of Engineers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was founded and became a Livery Company in 1983 and was incorporated by Royal Charter in 2004...
.
He advises the MoD on nuclear safety and oil industry concerns.