Dr Gillian Hirth

Chief Executive Officer

ARPANSA

Dr Gillian Hirth was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of ARPANSA in March 2022.

Dr Scott O. Schwahn

Senior Health Physicist

Oak Ridge Laboratory

Dr. Scott O. Schwahn has been a senior health physicist at the United States Department of Energy’s (U.S. DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Helen Cassidy

Manager – Operations & Inventory

Australian Radioactive Waste Agency

Helen Cassidy joined the Australian Radioactive Waste Agency (ARWA) in November 2023 and works in a senior management role as Manager – Waste Operations & Inventory.

Loch Castle

Acting Assistant Director General Nps Governance Authority

Australian Submarine Agency

Loch Castle is a former senior regulatory officer from ARPANSA with over 20 years of experience covering the disciplines of nuclear safety, nuclear security and nuclear emergency preparedness and response.