Current role
After finishing a BSc in Physics at The University of Warwick, I completed an MSc. in The Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors at the University of Birmingham. Part of my course required a three month placement which I undertook in Frazer-Nash's Burton office over the summer of 2007. The offer of a placement also came with an offer of employment which I happily accepted. I found the placement really useful in highlighting what happened in a consultancy and it gave me a good idea of the type of work I would be doing once I joined the company.
So what attracted you to Frazer-Nash?
I joined Frazer-Nash because I know they actively promote continued professional development. I also wanted to be involved in a company that undertook a wide variety of nuclear work which would not only compliment but further develop the range of skills I’d learnt whilst at university.
What are your main responsibilities?
I work in the Dorking office as part of the Nuclear Business Unit. We operate somewhat differently to the other groups in the company, in that we are multi-disciplined and carry out a wide variety of projects all under the generic nuclear header. Although I have no background in engineering, training as a physicist means that I can apply my analytical skills to the projects and try my hand at lots of different tasks. I'm currently working as part of the Graphite team working for British Energy. The work we undertake directly supports the safety case for the continued operation of British Energy's fleet of AGRs. The scope of the project also allows for some research based tasks, whereby new methods are developed and implemented to solve the customer's problem.
Given that the company is so dynamic, you must have a lot of plans for the future?
In the future I'd like to achieve chartered Physicist status and continue my personal development learning project transferable skills. I would also like to be involved with any shielding and criticality work that the company undertakes as part of its growing Nuclear decommissioning business stream; with the possibility of more nuclear power stations being constructed and the current generation of stations reaching the end of their operating life, there is plenty of challenging and interesting work available.
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