Jerry Hopwood

Jerry Hopwood was appointed Vice-President, Reactor Development at Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) in April 2006.

Previously, Mr Hopwood was General Manager, Product Applications. In this role, he was responsible for CANDU 6 and ACR-1000 pre-project support, CANDU applications such as oil sands, and was a member of the ACR Review Team. In his new role, he is responsible for all engineering, licensing, R&D and product application work associated with the Advanced CANDU Reactor and the CANDU 6.

Mr Hopwood has worked in many areas of AECL since joining in 1975, following graduation with bachelors and masters degrees in Applied Physics from Oxford University. His first assignment was safety and licensing, where he worked on Ontario Hydro and CANDU 6 designs. In 1985, he became Manager of Safety Systems Design for new CANDUs.

In 1992, Jerry Hopwood was appointed Technical Director, Korea. During this assignment, the Wolsong 3 and 4 contract was signed. Since returning from Korea in 1995, he has held various positions in Reactor Development, and has had a leading role in defining the design of the Advanced CANDU Reactor.