engineering a safe nuclear future

Welcome to the Summer edition of Industry Link! It’s been a busy few months, not least for our existing fleet of stations, which, as I write this, are generating close to a quarter of Britain’s electricity. All from a land footprint of 0.57 square miles. Not bad for five stations… But imagine what we could do if we built more. Even more clean power, better energy security and, of course, more great jobs.

These are often the top three reasons which gives nuclear a strong appeal, which also proved popular in a recent YouGov poll commissioned by the NIA. The poll, which you can read all about in this issue, shows that public support for nuclear is growing, which the sector as a whole deserves a pat on the back for.

Ensuring people are fully aware of the social value of nuclear is vital to grow that support, but how do we maximise and measure that?

Well, you’re in luck, Costain’s Jeremy Galpin and Andrea Noblett explain just that.

There’s also an international feel to this edition, with Germany turning off its last remaining three reactors analysed by the NIA’s Lincoln Hill; Tom Greatrex takes us to Japan where nuclear was centre stage at the G7 Ministers’ meeting on energy; and UK Atomics a subsidiary of Denmark’s Copenhagen Atomics explain why its waste burner reactor could be a gamechanger in advanced nuclear.

We’re also very excited to be profiling the industry’s Apprentice of the Year, Grace McCrickard, who beat hundreds of nominees to win not one but two awards at this year’s NSAN Awards. We hope you enjoy!

Iolo James Head of Communications, Editor

Editor - Iolo James

Art Editor - Dan Powney

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Contributors - Tom Greatrex • Lincoln Hill • Leia

Mouchous • Michael Drury, UK Atomics • Jeremy Galpin & Andrea Noblett, Costain • Elliw Williams, Cwmni Egino

• Grace McCrickland, JF Nuclear • with additional thanks to World Nuclear News

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