Rumina Velshi

L to R:Amelia Lee Zhi Yi of UN Nuclear Young Generation, Marina Belyaeva, Director of International Cooperation at Rosatom and Velshi on International Women’s Day in 2019

Rumina Velshi (born c.1955) is the former Canadian President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). She chaired a committee for International Gender Champions. She became a partner in a nuclear company.

Quotes

• It’s certainly been a topic of interest – including at COP26. There is a growing understanding that to meet net zero goals, nuclear will need to play a larger role.
  • Rumina Velshi's reply to this question - Is nuclear a viable path to reaching Canada’s net zero targets by 2050?
• The role of Canada’s nuclear regulator is to protect people from risk, not get in the way of progress.
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• We know the challenges we face. But we also know that we are up to the task – and that, together, we can achieve real progress. It is up to us to lead by example. It is up to us to seize this opportunity. It is up to us not only to ask – but to help answer – the question: “What can we do better?
  • Remarks by President Rumina Velshi at the Joint Canada–UK Workshop on Diversity and Inclusivity in the Nuclear Sector
• It's probably the most sophisticated fuel cycle in the world that will cover all aspects of nuclear power, and we do each part of it to world standards, where the world looks towards us
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