Jochen Ahlswede

BASE (Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management), Germany

Head of Directorate-General, Research and International Cooperation

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Jochen Ahlswede studied physics and political sciences in Münster and Hamburg (Germany), and specialized in nuclear non-proliferation. He began his career in the public sector at the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), where he worked in the President’s Office on topics regarding deep geological repositories for radioactive waste. In 2016, he joined the newly founded Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE), the German regulatory authority for the disposal of nuclear waste. He is Head of the Research and International Cooperation Department at BASE, and is responsible for interdisciplinary research activities and long-term documentation.

NEA membership consists of 34 countries representing 80% of the world's installed nuclear electricity generating capacity. The mission of the NEA is to assist its member countries in maintaining and further developing, through international co-operation, the scientific, technological and legal bases required for a safe, environmentally sound and economical use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. It strives to provide authoritative assessments and to forge common understandings on key issues as input to government decisions on nuclear energy policy and to broader OECD analyses in areas such as energy and the sustainable development of low carbon economies. The information, data and analyses it provides draw on one of the best international networks of technical experts

Jochen Ahlswede

BASE (Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management), Germany

Head of Directorate-General, Research and International Cooperation

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