Posts Tagged ‘nuclear energy’
US Nuclear Energy Careers Evolving Along with Next-Generation Plant Designs
By Jarret Adams U.S. nuclear energy sector has long offered promising careers for highly skilled workers earning salaries much higher than other electricity generation, U.S. policy organization of the nuclear technologies industry Nuclear Energy Institute reports. But the mix of nuclear energy workers is evolving along with the next generation of nuclear plant designs. The…
Read MoreSeven people who have made a difference for the global nuclear industry in 2021
As 2021 draws to a close there is a real feeling of positivity that the nuclear sector is entering a new era. Nobody can remember a time there was so much good news for the industry coming so quickly on so many fronts. Here we want to take a moment to recognise some of the…
Read MoreHelixos: the missing piece to bettering corporate impact
If you are looking to take a meditative hike into the world of all things hi-tech and futuristic industries (including nuclear, of course), look no further than Helixos. Their depiction of calm mountain ranges, bright ice glaciers and deep waters invoke an odd sense of familiarity, especially for those who’ve seen the brilliant blue glow…
Read MoreKoray Tuncer: Building Turkey’s nuclear sector
When Turkey began its strategic push into nuclear energy, Koray Tuncer could see that companies were interested. He set up the annual Nuclear Power Plants Expo and Summit (NPPES) in 2013 and went on to found the Nuclear Industry Association of Turkey (NIATR) two years later. As the construction at Akkuyu NPP has progressed, he…
Read MoreMythbuster – Reassuringly expensive?
By Mitchell McCombe, member of the Young Nuclear Generation Nuclear Institute. The race to low-carbon economies is a competition between expensive nuclear power and cheap renewables – is it that simple? Mitchell McCombe investigates. There is a misconception that the race to low carbon economies is a competition between nuclear power and renewables, and that…
Read MoreConnecting the dots with Gilles Babinet
Gilles Babinet is a man who worked his way up – all the way up – to become France’s ‘Digital Champion’ at the European Commission, having left school at the age of 15. As a serial entrepreneur, the full list of roles he holds would be “complicated” but in his own words he is “very obsessed” with…
Read MoreAyhan Evrensel: the true storyteller
“The personal satisfaction of telling someone a story that the other person did not know,” Ayhan Evrensel explains, “is the kick that keeps me alive.” And while the topics and audiences have changed over his 25 year career, his basic approach to any subject matter remains the same. “I want to relay to the people…
Read MoreWhy the nuclear industry needs more Sustainable Development Directors
From science to the streets to the C-Suite, over the last 20 years our awareness of sustainable development issues has grown. Its introduction into the boardroom has been a major step which has raised it in people’s minds and placed it on decision-makers’ agendas. But it has not happened equally in all industries. Nuclear energy…
Read MoreWhy now is a great time to work in the nuclear industry, a global perspective
We created this short video to make people around the world aware of the career opportunities in an industry that is making a huge contribution to the fight against climate change by generating clean electricity – nuclear energy. Please take 10 minutes to watch the video and feel free to share it.
Read MoreWhy a global census in the nuclear energy industry would help the planet
By Callum Thomas, Founder and CEO of Thomas Thor Associates and Chairman of KeySource Global Today 11% of the world’s electricity comes from nuclear power and it accounts for around one third of all electricity generated globally from low-carbon sources. This is a huge contribution towards a clean energy future for our planet. The nuclear…
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