Nuclear industry careers for geoscientists Matthew Clark Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 13 November 2012
Brief intro to me Name: Matthew Clark Studied here: 1994 1997 Studied Edinburgh: 1998 2002 Aspiration to work in the nuclear industry? Career plan? 2
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What I m going to talk about The nuclear industry Roles for geoscientists What do I do and how did I end up doing it? Transferable skills Is it any good? Top tips Nuclear Graduates 5
Nuclear industry Uranium mining Uranium enrichment Fuel fabrication Reprocessing Power generation Waste management Decommissioning Site restoration 6
So, where might you fit in? 7
Construction and engineering 8
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Hinkley C station or something new build-ish 13 http://www.edfenergy.com/about-us/energy-generation/new-nuclear/hinkley-point-c/
Construction and engineering Site investigation planning, delivering Geo-engineering g Construction, hazard management 14
Waste Management 15
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Waste Management Design and construction ti of waste management facilities Running and operating waste disposal facilities Environmental Safety Case development Site investigation Engineering Waste Management Strategy t 27
Land management 28
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Land management Land characterisation ti modelling Land characterisation physical investigation Land remediation strategy t Land remediation delivery Environmental risk assessment 31
Environmental Management 32
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Environmental Management Fieldwork Compliance Policy work Working with stakeholders 34
Types of roles Operators Regulators Government Supply chain / contractors / consultants 35
What do I do and how did I end up doing it? Project management Desk studies Site investigation Data Quality Assurance Construction Quality Assurance Design work http://www.jacobs.com/ http://www.environment- http://www.nda.gov.uk/ careers agency.gov.uk/jobs/ recruitment/ 36
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What do I do and how did I end up doing it? Project management Desk studies Site investigation Data Quality Assurance Construction Quality Assurance Design work Project management Fieldwork Hydrological l modelling Stakeholder engagement Options studies Strategy development http://www.jacobs.com/ http://www.environment- http://www.nda.gov.uk/ careers agency.gov.uk/jobs/ recruitment/ 38
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What do I do and how did I end up doing it? Project management Desk studies Site investigation Data Quality Assurance Construction Quality Assurance Design work Project management Fieldwork Hydrological l modelling Stakeholder engagement Options studies Strategy development Project management Strategy Development Stakeholder engagement Policy development Intelligent client Collaboration http://www.jacobs.com/ http://www.environment- http://www.nda.gov.uk/ careers agency.gov.uk/jobs/ recruitment/ 40
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What do I do and how did I end up doing it? Project management Desk studies Site investigation Data Quality Assurance Construction Quality Assurance Design work Project management Fieldwork Hydrological l modelling Stakeholder engagement Options studies Strategy development Project management Strategy Development Stakeholder engagement Policy development Intelligent client Collaboration http://www.jacobs.com/ http://www.environment- http://www.nda.gov.uk/ careers agency.gov.uk/jobs/ recruitment/ 42
Transferable skills Time and workload management Communication: Listening report writing Presenting Influencing building and maintaining relationships Project management Information management Maths 43
Transferable skills Ability to develop conceptual models Critical thinking, reasoning compiling and combining i different types of information to form a position, opinion, solution etc Problem solving Decision making Prioritising Initiative Team working 44
Is it any good? Breadth Challenge Technical Political Unique problems, unique solutions Real positive impact Travel? Location / Lifestyle? 45
Controversy Local referendum on radioactive waste plan 46
Top tips Work hard Be enthusiastic Find things that t you re interested t in ( or find a way of making it interesting) Get good at prioritising Talk to people Tell me anything, just tell me early Keep an eye out for opportunities and be ready to grab them when they come along but do get the balance right 47
Nuclear Graduates 48
Nuclear Graduates http://www.nucleargraduates.com/ 49
Questions? 50