Koray Tuncer: Building Turkey’s nuclear sector

When Turkey began its strategic push into nuclear energy, Koray Tuncer could see that companies were interested. He set up the annual Nuclear Power Plants Expo and Summit (NPPES) in 2013 and went on to found the Nuclear Industry Association of Turkey (NIATR) two years later. As the construction at Akkuyu NPP has progressed, he…

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‘Mirion’s mission ‘To harness our unrivalled knowledge of ionising radiation for the greater good of humanity.’

As Managing Director in France and Germany of Mirion Technologies and President of the Radiation Monitoring Systems Division, Loïc Eloy strongly contributed to manage the COVID crisis. Co-managing a task force of 10 experts developing Mirion’s COVID response, Loïc was supporting the management of 1600 employees across Europe and Asia, while another team handled the…

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Nuclear graduates take MegaWatt to schools

Everyone has their own idea of what the future energy system should be, but whose plan is really the best? Instead of using academic papers and protracted debates on social media you can now settle the matter with MegaWatt, a new card game that lets 3-5 players build their grid and stress test it as…

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How does Thomas Thor support Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in the nuclear industry?

The words “Equality’’, “Equity”, “Diversity’’ and “Inclusion’’ are used with increasing frequency these days. We are living in a time where the focus is evolving from conversation and good intentions to a call for meaningful action and systemic change. As with many other industries, the nuclear industry is also going through this transition and finally…

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Why the UK needs both new nuclear power plants and new technology

The vast majority of people that are working on how we will achieve NetZero by 2050 agree that the answer is to use a combination of all available solutions. This means building as much wind, nuclear and solar energy as possible while developing solutions in energy efficiency, energy storage and carbon capture. When it comes…

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Tom Samson: building on the shoulders of giants

After the oil shocks of the 1970s one Scottish university created a course to prepare engineers to work with all kinds of energy technology. After a 25-year international tour of mainly fossil fuels, one of its graduates returned to the UK to maintain nuclear in its mix. Now, as Interim CEO of the SMR Consortium…

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WiN Global and Thomas Thor Associates sign Partnership Agreement

WiN Global and Thomas Thor Associates are delighted to announce that they have signed a Partnership Agreement. The agreement sets out how the two organisations will collaborate over the next four years to achieve their common goal of supporting and encouraging women working in the nuclear industry. WiN Global has established valuable initiatives to support…

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Insights into New Nuclear in the UK

In collaboration with World Energy TV, Thomas Thor presents the topic of Nuclear New Build in the UK for the first time in a podcast. Three experts in their fields give us a complete picture of the impact of New Nuclear in the UK. First, Julia Pyke, Director for Financing for EDF Energy talks about…

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Attracting Talents to the Nuclear Industry

There has never been a better time to attract talent from other sectors to the nuclear industry Over the last decade, my colleagues and I at Thomas Thor have brought hundreds of highly qualified professionals and leaders to the nuclear industry from other relevant industries. Through our recruitment and executive search business we have become…

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