Rod Speed wrote:


"TOJ" wrote in message ...
On Wed, 01 May 2019 21:20:52 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

We did - apart from sizewell 'B'

So why can't we design and build new ones?

Because its cheaper to get those who currently build them to build another.

Have all the staff emigrated?

Mostly retired by now.



Dead more like.

My natural Father did some design work on the first generation stations
which is why I have some dim childhood recollections of long journeys in
pre motorway Britain to various out of the way places as he often tacked on
a family weekend outing on. If you drove from West London to Scotland in
them days you made sure it was worthwhile.
Dungeness sticks out as they were building the new lighthouse when we
visited.
Unfortunately aged 30 he already had the big C and wasnt around much
longer but if that hadnt occurred then it is likely his career would have
continued and matured through the next generation of stations to a
retirement in the early nineties, although it is also possible he could
have been made redundant or forced to a different path before then.
Either way he would have been ninety this year and though we are well used
to people living longer speak
to anyone of that age and they will know a string of colleagues who faded
out earlier.

GH