Hot Off The Grid

A Personal Journey into Nuclear Engineering


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How do you end up in nuclear engineering? Jenifer Avellaneda shares how a childhood spark led to a career keeping one of the world’s safest energy sources running. 

In this episode of Hot Off The Grid, we sit down with Jenifer Avellaneda, Senior Engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company, to unpack:
• How she got into nuclear at age 12   
• What working in nuclear actually looks like day-to-day   
• Why nuclear remains one of the safest energy sources

Guest Bio: Jenifer Avellaneda is a Senior Engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company, specialising in nuclear systems and contributing to the safety and reliability of nuclear energy worldwide 

Follow the show for more conversations on nuclear, energy and the future of the grid. 


Westinghouse: ⁠http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/⁠ 

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenifer-avellaneda/⁠ 

Rullion: ⁠https://uk.linkedin.com/company/rullion⁠  

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