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Fred Dermarkar Full Interview
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Abstract: Fred Dermarkar was inspired to become an engineer by his father, a civil engineer, his uncle, a mechanical engineer and by a love of math, physics, and chemistry and math and physics puzzles. He graduated as a mechanical engineer from the University of Toronto at a time when the Pickering B, Bruce B and Darlington nuclear power plants were under construction. His first job involved developing the… more
Paul Thompson Full Interview
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Abstract: Paul Thompson's father and brother are engineers, so it is not surprising that he studied Engineering Mathematics with the Nuclear Science Option at Queen's. His first job was with the Mississauga office of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL), in the Safety Analysis Branch, starting roughly at the time of the Three Mile Island accident. At the time, Pickering B, Gentilly-2 and Point Lapreau were… more
Tracy Primeau Full Interview
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Abstract: Tracy Primeau grew up in Kincardine, Ontario "right beside the largest nuclear plant in the world". Her father, then a shift mechanic at Darlington, suggested that she become an operator in training, and she signed up for an internship. It took 18 months to qualify as a field operator, one of the very first women to serve in this role. On her first shift, her hand became trapped in a… more