"Most people in the nuclear industry are in the autumn of their careers, " observes Kevin Thomas, chief executive of engineering firm Babcock's support services, which will be working with Hitachi.

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It provides engineering, drilling, fracking, well site services, well logging and support services to the energy patch.

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These applications include geoscience, scientific and engineering modeling, media and entertainment and rapidly growing on-line services that support businesses as well as consumers.

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