Never assume you know what someone's motives for doing something are! Mark Salisbury, Senior Technical Advisor, NIRO

Mark is a Senior Technical Advisor at NIRO (Nuclear Innovation and Research Office).

He initially grew up in the North Yorkshire Dales before moving around the UK and Germany owing to his Father being in Airforce. He now lives in Anglesey with husband Bob and their two cats.

Mark had a love for Chemistry at school and he attended the University of Warwick where he completed a BSc in Chemistry with Industrial Environmental Chemistry.

Mark started out in nuclear as a year in industry Chemistry Student at the Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories before joining the graduate scheme at PowerGen in the Power Technology Division, including time at Ratcliffe-on-Soar Energy Station. In 2004, he began working at the Sizewell B power station working as an assistant chemist and then part of the operations team before, in 2009, he moved on to E.ON as a Subject Area Manager where he was responsible for operations spanning across the UK, Finland and Germany.

Marks next move was to Horizon Nuclear Power to help progress the UK design for Advanced Boiling Water Reactors. He also committed a lot of his time to developing various training programmes, including apprenticeships and bespoke training for the business.

Mark is currently working at NIRO as a Senior Technical Advisor.

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