TORNESS Power Station’s latest recruits have started out on their apprentice journey in the nuclear industry.

Ewan Cowe, 19, and Seth Paylor, 20, of Dunbar, along with 16-year-old Domenik Blumfeld, from Musselburgh, were appointed after an exhaustive recruitment process.

The group started their careers with EDF with a team-building week in the Lake District, where they met other apprentices from power stations across the UK.

Jamie McKenzie, maintenance manager, welcomed the trio and said: “The group came to visit the station before their trip to Ullswater.

“It was a pleasure to welcome them to site and they showed a great deal of enthusiasm for the learning they are about to undertake.

“I wish them well as they start their new engineering careers.”

With the outward bound course complete, the apprentices are now studying at the National Nuclear College in Somerset, where they will spend the next two years.

The apprentices will learn basic engineering skills in their first year before specialising in their chosen trade in the second year.

From there, the final two years of the apprenticeship will be spent back at the power station near Dunbar where they will work with experienced nuclear professionals.