The Scot running Britain's biggest nuclear power plant

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If you're interested in this episode, you may also like 'What will Burnham do about North Sea oil and gas?' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002yvvyNicola Fauvel (pictured) is the station director of Somerset’s Hinkley Point C, the first nuclear power station to be built in the UK since 1991. She talks to us about starting her career at Torness in East Lothian - and the prospect of a repeat of the disasters at Chernobyl and Fukushima. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller. Get in touch: scotcast@ bbc.co.uk Picture credit: EDF UK

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