Does anyone work in the nuclear industry or similar?

[GloryGloryBakedPotato]

DC ( Uni student)is looking for some ideas where they can apply for work placement.
They have tried EDF, Magnox etc. New ideas welcome.

Should I worry this is the type of industry they want to work in?
Im anti nuclear and I would rather see them look at renewable energy.

AWE
www.awe.co.uk/contact-us/

Yes.

Can also look at Cavendish.

Anti nuclear power or weapons?

What type of placement and where are you located?

Areva or bakkavor?

Forgot to say the nuclear industry is growing hugely in the U.K., and will provide a stable career for decades. Going into power generation provides transferable skills so, when renewable technology has caught up and scaled up, they will be in demand in that area too. Also great opportunity to work abroad too.

What are your main concerns?

@lastqueenofscotland

Areva or bakkavor?

Areva are now Framatome.

Rolls Royce have just (this week) unveiled a plan to produce small-scale reactors for electricity generation - they may be worth a look.

Doosan Babcock does graduate scheme recruitment each year and has sites across the UK, though usually its primarily England-based at the start.

Good source of information: www.nuclearinst.com/UK-Nuclear-University-Network

There are obviously civil and defence nuclear sites; despite security processes it is not impossible to get placements on either type.

I would not worry about this. It is very easy to find the advantages of nuclear power out for yourself with a quick search. The industry is heavily and carefully regulated and the processes to deal with waste are improving all the time (this is people's major issue I think). It is very safe. I get a lower yearly radiation dose than I would get from a lot of other professions e.g. cabin crew, hospital work, coal power plant...In the UK we have only ever had one nuclear accident, in the late 50s. We can't get all our energy needs from renewables for a population this big.

Rolls-Royce (subs and SMRs)
NNL (national nuclear laboratory)
Sellafield (also have Warrington offices, not just in the Lakes and is much more than just the plant)
Atkins and Jacobs have nuclear consultancy debts

I can really recommend the Nuclear Graduates scheme if they aren't already aware.

I'm not sure what you're personal opinions have to do with it though, especially when you are asking for advice from people who work in the industry. It's almost rude.

Oh, I should also say: wages are generally good, the work is varied and interesting, pensions pretty decent and the big companies all do employee benefits etc.

What are your worries about ‘this type’ of industry?

Nuclear is very likely to play a significant role in the energy mix in at least the medium term (next 50-60 years) if not longer as an alternative to fossil fuel baseload until large scale energy storage reaches grid parity. SMRs are particularly interesting.

Renewable are amazing and definitely many great jobs there in a fast-growing field, but nuclear is fascinating and is likely to be part of our economy for a while yet.

(I’m assuming you’re only looking at energy generation…)

Arcadis also have a nuclear consultancy scheme and the big consultancies subcontract their staff into projects like HPC.

@Sparkai. Sorry it's not meant to be rude.
I was just trying to point out I was coming from a place of ignorance ( probably obvious) and I suppose I wanted some sort of reassurance.

What are they studying and why have they decided on that industry?

NDA might be an idea if in the UK, unless it's some specific aspect of generation?

I really wouldn't worry about the safety side, it's a comparatively safe industry (yes really).

Depending on his/her interests, the Society for Radiological Protection has career information and lists of employers who employ professionals to make sure that work in the nuclear and non nuclear sectors that use ionising radiation is safe and complies with health, safety and environmental legislation so may be of use.

Arup

Centrica run a graduate scheme that covers engineering from a variety of aspects www.centrica.com/careers/early-careers/graduates/graduate-roles/engineering/

They gave up interest in nuclear when they dissolved the deal with EDF but still have substantial parts of the business involved in high level engineering that requires chartered status.

Could be worth looking into as an alternative.

The Environment Agency work closely with Nuclear energy on projects from a permitting angle normally based where the big development sites are.

UKRI worth a shout if he’s into research and development