| Graduates generate powerful reaction | | Print | |
| Tuesday, 15 May 2007 | |
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A young team from British Energy’s Graduate Training Scheme have recently returned from a series of nuclear presentations to undergraduates at universities around the UK and Ireland.
The sessions were aimed at physics, engineering, chemistry, environmental and computer science students and were designed to highlight a potential career within the UK nuclear generation industry. Material supplied by the Nuclear Industry Association was used in addition to the presentations, modelled on each graduate’s personal experiences working at British Energy’s advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGRs), pressurised water reactor (PWR) and engineering offices. The company is committed to investing in graduates to provide first-class engineering support to its current fleet of nuclear power stations. Each presentation covered a brief introduction to civil nuclear power, its history and future, which stirred up challenging questions from every audience and to participate in any future new nuclear generation. James Eberlein, organiser and current British Energy physics graduate said: “I had no idea about the nuclear industry and the vast range of opportunities it offers graduates when I finished university, it was only by chance I saw an advert and applied to British Energy.” “With a renaissance on its way it’s an ideal time to apply and join such an industry and a company with institution accreditation, such as British Energy.” Universities visited included Reading, Sheffield, Loughborough, Durham, Bristol, Nottingham and University and Trinity College Dublin. James added: “It’s only by increasing awareness, giving factual evidence and by promoting the industry that we can hope to prosper as the graduate market tightens and as we face the challenge of meeting the impending energy gap and the country’s Kyoto environmental targets.” |
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