As Chief Nuclear Officer, Hefin reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer of ANSTO, where he acts as the Technical Authority for the nuclear safety assurance across the organisation.
Hefin is a Chartered Physicist and a Chartered Radiation Protection Professional in the UK and is a Fellow of the UK Society for Radiological Protection and a Fellow of the Australasian Radiation Protection Society.
Hefin has an Honours degree in Applied Physics and subsequently completed the UK Ministry of Defence’s two year graduate training scheme in Radiation Protection, gaining a Post-Graduate diploma (with distinction) in Radiological Protection from the University of Surrey and the Royal Naval College. Hefin worked in both the civil and military sides of the UK Nuclear Industry for over twenty years in the fields of radiation and nuclear safety and emergency planning. His experience includes the operation and maintenance of nuclear submarines, with experience at Devonport Royal Dockyard; the Independent Nuclear Safety Advisers to the Royal Navy and 6 years on the Nuclear Safety Committee for HM Naval Base Clyde – the home of the UK Trident Nuclear Fleet.
Hefin moved to ANSTO in 2009 to become the General Manager, Safety, Environmental and Radiological Assurance at ANSTO. Subsequently, as Head of Nuclear Services, he led a multi-disciplinary team covering Radiation Protection, Waste Management and Environmental Monitoring services to ANSTO.