Two of our apprentices, Zac and Luke, have just completed a six-week Sprint at the The Engineering Centre of Excellence – Sellafield Ltd. The Sprint programme gives the opportunity to work on real engineering challenges, collaborate with peers, and contribute ideas towards practical solutions.
Zac’s project explored how the use of Spot the robot dog could be increased fourfold across the Sellafield site. Spot is a four-legged mobile robot designed to move around complex environments, collect data, and carry out inspection tasks that might be difficult or unsafe for people.
💬 Zac (pic 1 right) said: “I enjoyed working with new people from different companies and getting to see how they approach different problems. It definitely built my teamwork skills as I had to learn to work in a group of six complete strangers for six weeks.”
Luke’s project focused on the THORP cooling pipeline, where his team carried out testing and explored potential improvements.
💬 Luke (pic 1 left) said: ” I enjoyed the testing we carried out and learning about the different engineering roles within the team. It really helped develop my communication and teamwork skills, working with people I hadn’t met before.”
Great work from both of them, and a fantastic learning experience to be part of 👏
