The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

17 September 2009

 

The nuclear graduates programme, initiated by the NDA, has received a Top 100 accolade from The Times newspaper.

The nuclear graduate programme, launched only last year, is the second highest new entry, at number 72, in the Top 100 Graduate Employer category. Described by the Times as the "most comprehensive graduate scheme the industry has ever seen", 30 graduates from engineering and other courses have so far joined the programme.

The programme brings together leading businesses and organisations, with more than twenty different companies and governmental bodies backing it, including Sellafield, Rolls–Royce, BAE Systems, the MoD and the Environment Agency.

The scheme's global focus ensures that both UK and international placements are standard for the participants with opportunities to work in France, Sweden, India, the USA and Japan.

The programme aims to bring a new kind of graduate to the industry by providing a breadth of technical experience from across Government sites, supply chain and regulators. Next year the programme will expand to include opportunities for 42 graduates.

Carl Dawson, Graduate Programme Manager, said:

"The success of the programme is thanks to the support of the key stakeholders and organisations that bought into the vision of a different kind of programme - that is varied in terms of location and perspective.

"Ultimately the programme will benefit the UK taxpayer by providing us with a new generation of nuclear professionals that understand the economic, ecological, political and technological climate of the nuclear industry."