Hot Off The Grid

How do you go from advocating for nuclear to working inside the industry? Jens Christiansen shares how activism shaped his path into engineering.  

In this episode of Hot Off The Grid, we speak with Jens Christiansen about his journey from grassroots advocacy in Denmark into a career in nuclear: 

• What it’s like entering the industry after years of campaigning   
• The people and moments that helped him make the transition   
• Denmark’s evolving relationship with nuclear energy   
• Why attracting the next generation into nuclear matters   

Guest Bio: Jens Christiansen is a nuclear engineer and advocate, known for his work promoting nuclear energy in Denmark and his ambition to build a long-term career in reactor physics. 

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Jens Christiansen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-christiansen/   
Rullion: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/rullion   

Can we actually solve nuclear waste for good? Liz Muller explains how deep borehole technology could make disposal faster, safer and more cost-effective. 

In this episode of Hot Off The Grid, we speak with Liz Muller, CEO and co-founder of Deep Fission, about rethinking one of nuclear energy’s biggest challenges: 

• How a childhood question led her into nuclear   
• What deep borehole disposal is and why it matters   
• Why cost and speed are critical to solving waste   
• What it takes to innovate in a traditionally slow-moving industry   

 
Guest Bio: Liz Muller is the CEO and co-founder of Deep Fission, focused on advancing deep borehole technology to transform nuclear waste disposal. 

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Liz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmuller/   
Rullion: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/rullion   
Deep Fission: https://www.deepfission.com/   

How do you break into nuclear when there’s no clear path? Juliette Martin shares her journey across countries and into one of the UK’s biggest energy projects. 

In this episode of Hot Off The Grid, we speak with Juliette Martin, Plant Layout Engineer at EDF, about her path into the nuclear industry and what it really takes to get started: 

• How she navigated a career across Japan, France and the UK   
• What it’s like working on Hinkley Point C   
• How EDF’s VIE programme opened the door into nuclear   
• Why representation and community matter in the industry

Guest Bio: Juliette Martin is a Plant Layout Engineer at EDF, working on major nuclear projects including Hinkley Point C. 

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

Juliette: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliette-martin-264268199/  
Rullion: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/rullion  

Edvance: https://www.edvance.fr/

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