Quotes

alt"If you had asked me 20 years ago about nuclear power, I would have taken the traditional green view and said something like 'over my dead body'. To achieve decarbonisation of our power, nuclear has to be part of the answer." Lord Smith, chairman of the British Environment Agency on 7 May 2012 (source: Financial Times)

alt"I welcome the funding settlement announced today as it recognises the importance the government allocates to the decommissioning agenda. We will be able to fund a very significant, targeted, program of work to manage the UK's nuclear legacy. " Tony Fountain, CEO of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, on 20 October after the announcement of the UK government’s four-year spending review