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Useful links for utilities.
ENERGYWATCH
Government body responsible for consumer complaints
OFGEM
Government body promotes effective competition in gas and electricity markets.
Energy Saving Trust
The EST provides expert and impartial advice and information as well as grants to encourage the more efficient use of energy in our homes and vehicles across the UK.
Energy choices
A website sponsored by the nuclear industry designed to set nuclear energy in the context of other energy sources.
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)
The NDA is a public body formed by an Act of Parliament in 2004. Their purpose is to oversee and manage the decommissioning and clean-up of the UK’s civil nuclear legacy.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
The IAEA is the world's centre of cooperation in the nuclear field. The agency works with its member states and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.
World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO)
The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) is an organisation created to improve safety at every nuclear power plant in the world.
World Nuclear Association (WNA)
The World Nuclear Association is the global organisation that seeks to promote the peaceful worldwide use of nuclear power as a sustainable energy resource for the coming centuries.
Nuclear Industry Association (NIA)
The NIA is the trade association and information and representative body for the British civil nuclear industry. It represents over 100 companies.
Nirex
Nirex was set up in the early 1980s by the nuclear industry, with the agreement of the Government, to examine safe, environmental and economic aspects of deep geological disposal of radioactive waste.
BENIC
British Energy NNC International Consulting (BENIC), is a multi-skilled engineering business providing services to the energy and electricity industry.
British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL)
BNFL is an international nuclear energy business. Their activities span the entire nuclear energy cycle.
British Nuclear Group
Established by BNFL to bring a specialist focus to nuclear clean-up and operations.
British Nuclear Energy Society
The leading 'learned society' for nuclear energy in the UK.
Association of Electricity Producers (AEP)
AEP is the leading trade association for the UK electricity market. Members generate electricity using coal, gas and nuclear power as well as renewable sources such as wind, biomass and water.
National Grid
National Grid owns and maintains the high-voltage electricity transmission system in England and Wales. They also operate the system across Great Britain, balancing supply with demand 24 hours a day.
UK Parliament
A comprehensive guide to the Houses of Parliament.
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Defra works for the essentials of life - food, air, land, water, people, animals and plants. Their remit is the pursuit of sustainable development - weaving together economic, social and environmental concerns.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
The DTI works to create the best environment for business success in the UK. They help people and companies become more productive by promoting enterprise, innovation and creativity.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.
Nuclear Safety Directorate (NSD)
The Health and Safety Executive regulates the nuclear industry through the Nuclear Safety Directorate that has a primary goal to ensure that those it regulates have no major nuclear accidents.
Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)
The CNC is a specialised armed force whose role is the protection of civil nuclear sites and nuclear materials. The overall purpose of the Constabulary is to deliver an effective and efficient police service, complying with national security requirements.
Environment Agency (EA)
The EA is the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
SEPA is the primary public body responsible for the protection of the environment in Scotland.
Health Protection Agency (HPA)
The Radiation Protection Division carries out the Health Protection Agency’s work on ionising and non-ionising radiations. It undertakes research to advance knowledge about protection from the risks of these radiations.
Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency is an independent food safety watchdog set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.
CORWM
An independent committee appointed by the Government to review the options for managing those radioactive wastes for which there is no agreed long-term solution.
SAFEGROUNDS
SAFEGROUNDS was developed to support good practice in the health, safety and environmental aspects of managing contaminated land on civil nuclear sites and defence sites.
The Better Regulation Executive
Established within the Cabinet Office to take forward recommendations to reduce burdens on business.
Better Regulation Commission
An independent body that advises the Government on action to reduce unnecessary regulatory and administrative burdens.
Financial Services Authority (FSA)
An independent body that regulates the financial services industry in the UK.
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