Sixth Formers Visit Imperial College

Last Thursday evening 31 Lower and Upper Sixth pupils travelled up to Imperial College in London to attend a lecture on the future of Nuclear Fission. Prof Michael Bluck, Director of the Centre for Nuclear Engineering, Imperial and director of the Rolls-Royce Nuclear University Technology Centre, spoke at length on the types, strengths and limitations of various nuclear reactors, both those already in use and those innovative ones in development. Prof Bluck was keen to make clear that after a stale period, the future of nuclear energy is bright and in use around the world.