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Richard Peckover

1942 – 2005

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About Richard Peckover

Lived 1942 – 2005 (aged 63). Richard Peckover was a nuclear physicist.

Richard Stuart Peckover (5 May 1942 – 15 August 2005) was a British nuclear physicist who was Chief Safety Adviser to the UK Atomic Energy Authority, 2000–2002.

Peckover married Carole Jordan in 1971; they divorced in 1983. In 1996, he married again to Elizabeth Griffiths (née Richardson).

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Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications; Fellow of the Institute of Physics
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Richard Stuart Peckover

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Who was Richard Peckover?

scientist (1942-2005)

When was Richard Peckover born?

Richard Peckover was born on 5 May 1942.

When did Richard Peckover die?

Richard Peckover died on 15 August 2005.

What was Richard Peckover's occupation?

Richard Peckover was a nuclear physicist.

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· Wikipedia: Richard Peckover

· Wikidata: Q15994681

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