Have you ever worked at Hinkley point ?

Question: Have you ever worked at Hinkley point ?
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Asked by anon-240308 to Tom, Rebecca, Emily, Elspeth, Ben, Antoine on 6 Mar 2020.
- Ben Cropper answered on 6 Mar 2020: last edited 6 Mar 2020 3:29 pm
  
  #notthatkindofnuclear
  
  No I haven’t, but the nuclear industry is a place where a lot of nuclear physicists go if they decide they don’t want to do public research science any more.
  
  There are research scientists that work on nuclear power as well.
  
  Doing science first can be a good way to get into the industry if you are interested!
- Rebecca Wong answered on 8 Mar 2020:
  
  I have not worked there, but my company is involved with projects at Hinkley so it is possible I might in the future. Are you interested in working there?
- Elspeth Keating answered on 9 Mar 2020:
  
  I haven’t, but my partner works in nuclear, as does my sister in law. There are multiple cross overs between the work that I do and the work that will be carried out a Hinkley Point C. If you’re interested in this kind of stuff, look up the ITER project in France too – their science is exciting!!
- Emily Goddard answered on 9 Mar 2020:
  
  No, my science links more into solar energy than nuclear.
  
  My dad has visited there though — he works in shipping and the company he used to work for had a contract to move used and reprocessed nuclear fuel from Sellafield to Japan, so he’d often be taken on tours around nuclear power plants! He actually visited Fukushima about a fortnight before their nuclear accident, and has some pictures taken there. The buildings, especially the taller ones, were painted blue and white to blend into the sky and look more natural, which I thought was interesting — a sort of camouflage!

Question: Have you ever worked at Hinkley point ?

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