Ed Walker

Environmental Specialist, Xodus Group

UXO Risk Management & Consenting in the context of Subsea Transmission

Ed is a Marine Energy specialist with >10 years of experience in the assessment, consenting, development and construction of marine-based infrastructure projects, specifically within the energy sector. A Chartered Environmentalist, Chartered Marine Technologist and Chartered Water & Environment Manager, Ed has a range of consenting experience, including several Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. Ed’s experience encompasses subsea cables, offshore wind (including FOW), CCUS, nuclear new build and a range of other coastal energy technologies where UXO risk management has been required. For the last ~6 years, Ed has been embedded within two major HVDC subsea cable projects for National Grid Electricity Transmission – this has involved navigating the potential risks posed by UXO, and ultimately movement toward ALARP.

Lee Wasling

Business & Projects Development Manager, EODEX

Advances in UXO Survey and Identification

Lee Wasling is Business & Projects Development Manager at EODEX and a Member of the Institute of Explosive Engineers. Following a Royal Navy career in explosive ordnance disposal, he transitioned to the offshore sector, specialising in UXO risk management and seabed clearance. With over 26 years of experience across commercial and defence projects, he combines operational expertise with a strong track record in business development.

N-Sea

UXO Contractor risk-management roadmap

Richard has been involved in UXO risk-management as a former clearance diving officer specialist and Commanding Officer of the largest Bomb Disposal Group in the RN, with commercial experience as a founding member of the CIRIA C-754 UXO risk-management Project Steering Group and Underwater Explosive Ordnance (EO) International Mine Action Standard Expert Focus Group, plus oversight of large scale and ongoing UXO ID & C project delivery. He is the current British Standards Chair of CII/61 Explosives for Civil Use, a Chartered Environmentalist and Fellow of the Society of Operations Engineers, Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute for Explosive Engineers.

Richard has supported N-Sea’s UXO portfolio with the re-invigoration of operations at UXO Control, promoting innovation, test and evaluation, and the implementation of the Cobra Mine Disposal System, which has the flexibility to be used for Low Order and High Order disposal operations.