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CANADA’S TOP EMPLOYERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (2026)
Nuclear Promise X holds much promise for young talent
W
hile studying
for a commerce
degree at the
University of
Ottawa, Sydney
Thompson discovered her passion
for data analytics. Excited to turn
her interest into a career, she set
her sights on Nuclear Promise
X (NPX), a consulting firm in
Ontario known for delivering
innovative services and products
to nuclear clients across Canada
and the United States.
AI is something
everyone at NPX is
passionate about,
including myself.
— Sydney Thompson
Business Operations
Specialist
And she’s happy she did. “NPX’s
culture is built on curiosity,
continuous learning and
innovation,” says Thompson, now
a business operations specialist
at the company. “We challenge
the status quo, break barriers and
make sure everyone has a seat at
the table.”
Her internship is an example
of that culture in action. During
her time at NPX, she developed a
PowerBI dashboard to manage the
company’s professional development fund — a tool that’s still
used by the company today.
Through NPX’s new grad program, she is rotating through three
roles over 24 months, gaining
a holistic understanding of the
business. In her first rotation,
she’s developing AI agents that
streamline internal operations and
improve efficiency. Thompson is
Nuclear Promise X supports its employees in exploring emerging technology, from robots to AI and beyond.
sharing this newfound expertise
by hosting technical workshops
across NPX, including design
engineering.
This impact hasn’t gone unnoticed. She now leads NPX’s AI
Centre of Excellence, a team dedicated to ensuring the responsible
use of AI and setting best practices
across the organization.
“AI is something everyone at
NPX is passionate about, including myself,” she explains. “We
recently attended an AI Summit
and learned that our company
was ahead of most in ethically
implementing AI, both in internal
operations and client projects. I
feel grateful to be in this role.”
Margaret McBeath, NPX
co-founder and chief people and
brand experience officer, says she’s
proud to hear that.
“One of the driving forces in
establishing the company was
not only to improve innovation
and technology adoption while
modernizing the nuclear industry,
but it was also to diversify it,” she
says. “Creating a company culture
that was attractive to people who
were purpose-driven and wanted
to innovate is important to us, and
that’s why our second hire was a
co-op student.”
Today, this commitment is
paying off. NPX’s competitive edge
with AI is a clear example of the
impact young professionals can
make when empowered to learn,
innovate and lead, she says.
To support the company’s goal
of advancing nuclear innovation,
the workforce, now approaching
200, consists of nuclear and
technology professionals who
consult with nuclear clients
across Canada and the United
States. NPX has two offices, in
Kincardine, Ont., and Port Elgin,
Ont. The company hires across
