Nuclear Jobs
Nuclear power stations currently produce about a quarter of Britain's electricity. Many are now too old to continue to operate efficiently and safely and are being closed down. There are currently 16 nuclear power plants in Britain half operated by British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) and the other half by British Energy.
All power stations runs by BNFL will close by 2010 and by British Energy by 2023. This will leave one power plant in Suffolk running until 2035. The power stations have long outlived their 20-25 year life expectancy.
There is therefore a strong case for Nuclear Power to represent the UK’s most realistic and cost effective means to maintain self sufficiency in electricity production. Well-constructed power plants are extremely clean, and coal-fired power plants can actually release more radioactivity into the atmosphere. Nuclear power stations produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than fossil-fuelled power stations.
Growing potential of nuclear jobs
The current government focus is on the decommissioning of all UK nuclear power stations over the next 20 years, along with the planned development of 20 new facilities. The nuclear market has considerable potential.
Nuclear jobs are varied and can range from technologists employed to locate underground natural resources, engineers to design power plants and supervise operations, reactor operators to run the controls at a power plant, and nuclear scientists who explore ways to improve safety and efficiency.
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