Haleema recently attended the Early Careers Criticality Safety Network (ECSN) site tour of Dounreay in Scotland.

The trip included presentations about Criticality at Dounreay NRS and the history of the Dounreay Site, visits to the Waste Receipt Assay & Characterisation Super Compaction Facility, the iconic globe housing the Dounreay Fast Reactor and the attached Breeder Fuel Removal Facility. The site tour gave a real appreciation for the scale of work involved with nuclear decommissioning, with the visit showing the importance of collaboration across the nuclear sector in addressing challenges of legacy sites.

Haleema’s trip also included a road trip from the north of England to the highlands and back, she made the most of this on her return by starting at the most northern point of the mainland and then travelling down through the dramatic Scottish Highlands visiting Loch Ness (no sightings unfortunately) and Urquhart Castle, then making a stop amongst the beautiful landscapes of Glencoe and Loch Lomond before a stop in vibrant Glasgow.