This comes at a time when companies are investing billions of pounds in new generation capacity to ensure an essential, reliableandsafe energy supply to their customers.
As a result, the fracas in Utah creates a momentous opportunity: To provide the people of that State, and Americans more generally, with the first serious opportunity in a generation for a conversation about our deterrent - and what it takes to ensure we continue to have one that is safe, reliableand effective.
Repeated U.S. government analyses have established that as long as the United States relies upon nuclear weapons for its security, it is going to have to conduct periodic tests to ensure that such weapons are reliable, effective andsafe.
Ofwat said it had closely scrutinised South West Water's proposals to ensure that customers pay no more than is necessary if the company is to continue to deliver a safe, reliableand efficient service.