{"id":650,"date":"2026-01-07T14:16:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nuclearadvisory.com\/team\/ashok-wagadarikar\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:56:29","slug":"ashok-wagadarikar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nuclearadvisory.com\/en\/team\/ashok-wagadarikar\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashok Wagadarikar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2882992a\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c63e6cdf\">\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a3066653 gb-headline-text\">Ashok Wagadarikar<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2d806903\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a0893a76\">\n<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nuclearadvisory.com\/en\/\">N\/A Nuclear Advisory<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nuclearadvisory.com\/en\/team\/\">Team<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\"><strong>Ashok Wagadarikar<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-fb05215e\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6da0870c\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-d01a6d7a\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-ace753c3\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ace753c3\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-a9477e6a\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"1594\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-a9477e6a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nuclearadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ashok-BW.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ashok BW\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nuclearadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ashok-BW.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.nuclearadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ashok-BW-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.nuclearadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ashok-BW-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/www.nuclearadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ashok-BW-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nuclearadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ashok-BW-1195x1536.jpg 1195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3cd51204\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-visible-labels has-icon-background-color is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"background-color:var(--accent);\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin has-accent-background-color wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ashok-wagadarikar-4638ab17\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label\">Follow me on Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-67ea8665\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-67ea8665\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-55d2f614 gb-headline-text\">Ashok Wagadarikar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Educated as a Chemical Engineer, certified in Project Management and trained in Leadership at the Schulich School of Business (York University, Canada), he brings extensive international experience across EPC, manufacturing, and the development and implementation of nuclear quality assurance programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Experience Summary<\/strong><br>Before 2002, he delivered EPC projects for polyester manufacturing facilities in India, Indonesia, and Australia, with direct responsibility for project management, process commissioning, and manufacturing operations, collaborating with major technology licensors from the UK, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the USA.<br>Since 2002, he has led corporate and project-level nuclear quality assurance programs for CANDU facilities in Canada and internationally, performing nuclear audits and supplier assessments across North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. He is a recognized Lead Auditor and Assessor for CSA N286, N285, N299, ASME NQA-1, ASME Section III, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, and ISO 9001, with strong expertise in CANDU technology, radiation protection, and EPC lifecycle quality governance. He holds high-level security clearance for Canadian nuclear facilities.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leadership &amp; Expertise<\/strong><br>A results-driven and collaborative leader, he is known for effective communication with both technical and executive stakeholders, a strong focus on compliance and continuous improvement, and delivering measurable client value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Core Areas of Expertise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nuclear quality assurance and governance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulatory compliance, audits, and oversight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supplier qualification and supply-chain quality management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspection and Test Planning (ITP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Root cause analysis and corrective action programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digitalization and AI-driven continuous improvement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development and delivery of technical training programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashok Wagadarikar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":413,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-650","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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