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Resources and Guidance for Engineering Students #3

Resources for Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Services

Brief Update

These last few weeks have been intense! I have spent the last two years assisting the group leader and his team with getting the Active Gas Handling System (AGHS) ready for the next big fusion experiment; DTE2. DTE2 will be the second, high power, fusion experiment with a deuterium-tritium (D-T) mixture in the Joint EuropeanContinue reading “Brief Update”

DIY – Cladding

Something a bit more lighthearted than my last blog; I am helping my husband with cladding the workshop and outbuilding with green oak boards. The cladding provides insulation and soundproofing; and makes the buildings look a lot nicer than the odd bricks and concrete blocks that they are constructed of. Waterproof membrane was installed beforeContinue reading “DIY – Cladding”

Diversity and Inclusion in UK Nuclear Conference – Part 2

The second part of the conference was split into workshops; I attended the White Allyship workshop by Leyla Okhai, and the RECLAIM workshop asking “How do we get more people from working class backgrounds into the industry?”. RECLAIM – How do we get more people from working class backgrounds into the industry? The RECLAIM workshopContinue reading “Diversity and Inclusion in UK Nuclear Conference – Part 2”

Diversity and Inclusion in UK Nuclear Conference – Part 1

On the 16th July, I attended the virtual Diversity and Inclusion in UK Nuclear 2020 Conference. The first part of the conference started with pre-recorded interviews from industry leaders, followed by a Q&A with pre-selected leaders who picked up on questions asked via the chatbox at the start, and a keynote speech from Frank Douglas.Continue reading “Diversity and Inclusion in UK Nuclear Conference – Part 1”

Crane lift

Over the weekend we rearranged the workshop to take delivery of a hot tub (COVID purchase!)We rearranged it back over the past two days, and I helped move a heavy workbench by controlling floor crane. The “Pelloby” crane came into our possession due to lack of CE marking, rather than failing any safety-related or otherContinue reading “Crane lift”