Praxis appoints Managing Consultant to strengthen nuclear business

Praxis, a leading specialist in safety critical systems engineering has appointed Mike Peach as Managing Consultant to strengthen its nuclear division. Mike will support the development of new business in this sector, providing assistance for operation and decommissioning of existing facilities and advising on the safety engineering aspects of major licensing applications for the next generation of nuclear power stations.

Prior to joining Praxis, Mike worked for over 16 years with British Energy. During this time, he held a number of positions including Station Physicist and Operations Manager at the Dungeness B Nuclear Station.

Mike's 20 years of safety expertise has also seen him carry out safety due diligence for the acquisition of Bruce Nuclear Park for British Energy. Mike is a member of INucE and PWI and is a Charted Nuclear Engineer.

Commenting on the appointment, Sylvain Haman, Director at Praxis said: "Mike's considerable experience of safety engineering within the nuclear sector will undoubtedly assist Praxis to increase work in these sectors. In particular, as there is such a huge safety element to both the decommissioning of nuclear power stations and the licensing applications for new builds, we expect Mike to play a pivotal role in developing work on these hugely important nuclear programmes."