Christophe Berbiers
GENERAL SESSION
Head of the CARE Department, Tihange Nuclear Power Plant
Christophe Berbiers is Head of the CARE Department at the Tihange Nuclear Power Plant, where he oversees nuclear safety, radiation protection, environmental matters, occupational health and safety, emergency preparedness, fire safety, and physical protection. He also serves as Head of the Physical Control Department and Head of the Internal Service for Prevention and Protection at Work.
A civil electromechanical engineer and senior nuclear professional, Christophe Berbiers has more than two decades of experience in nuclear operations, safety engineering, independent nuclear oversight, regulatory affairs, and organisational leadership. His previous roles include Nuclear Independent Corporate Officer, Head of Safety Projects and site Design Authority, Senior Design Engineer, and Deputy Head of Operations at Tihange 3.
He holds postgraduate qualifications in nuclear engineering, occupational health and safety and general management and has been accredited by the Belgian Federal Agency for Nuclear Control as a Class I Qualified Expert in Physical Control since 2010. He also held a Reactor Operator qualification for Tihange 3 from 2003 to 2025.
His international experience includes participation in OSART and WANO missions, peer reviews, and workshops across Europe and Asia, with a focus on engineering support, equipment reliability, design change effectiveness, operations, and accident management.
Beyond the nuclear sector, Christophe Berbiers previously served as an international assistant football referee and now contributes to the development of refereeing as a referee observer. He also practises fencing at amateur level.
