Membership
The Sizewell C NLFAB consists of a chair and 2 members.
Sizewell C NLFAB: 2022 -
The Sizewell C NLFAB consists of a chair and 2 members, who were appointed in April 2022.
Sizewell C NLFAB members
Robert Armour - chair
Robert Armour is a lawyer working in the nuclear sector for over 30 years. Currently Senior Counsel at Gowling WLG LLP, chair of Brockwell Energy Group and a director of Opportuneo, Eneus Energy and IFF, he was formerly a director of the Nuclear Liabilities Fund and the Oil and Gas Authority, NuGen, as well as General Counsel of British Energy from 1995-2009.
David Long
David Long is currently Head of Investment Appraisal Cambridge University. He was formerly an Executive Director at UKGI, board member at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and the Low Carbon Contracts Company, and a managing director in equities at UBS Global Asset Management.
Simon Carroll
Simon Carroll is a senior adviser on nuclear decommissioning at Vattenfall since 2018, with a focus on strategic development and risk management.
Prior to moving to Vattenfall, he was a senior analyst on nuclear decommissioning at the Swedish nuclear regulatory authority (SSM). He served as a member of the previous NLFAB, from 2009-2016. Internationally he is actively engaged with IAEA, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the EC on a range of nuclear decommissioning issues.
Hinkley Point C NLFAB: 2008-2015
The Hinkley Point C Board was set up in 2008, the chair being appointed in November 2008 and members in March 2009. The chair and members were then reappointed, and contracts extended until the Board submitted its final advice in October 2015. The Secretary of State approved the Funded Decommissioning Programme, subject to the Contract for Difference coming into legal effect, on 21 October 2015.
Having completed their advice, all members except Simon Carroll stepped down from the board. Simon was invited to stay on for another year to provide support while negotiations were finalised.
Hinkley Point C NLFAB members
- Lady Janet Balfour of Burleigh, Chair
- Anne Baldock, former Global Head of Projects, Allen & Overy LLP
- Antony Barker, Director, Santander UK plc
- Norman Harrison, former Director of Strategic Development, Babcock International Group plc
- Simon O’Regan, President of the North America Region, Mercer
- Dr Anthony White, MBE, co-founder of investment management and advisory group Climate Change Capital Ltd
- Simon Carroll, Analyst and Regulator, Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, Stockholm
General information about the Board
Members of the NLFAB are appointed on a part-time basis for an average of 6 board meetings a year. The remuneration is £850 per day for the chair and £800 per day for members.
Appointments to the NLFAB are made in accordance with the requirements of the Code of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process.
The Committee on Standards in Public Life recommends that holders of public office have a duty to declare any private interests relating to their public duties and to take steps to resolve any conflicts arising in a way that protects the public interest. In line with this BEIS maintains a conflict of interest register for NLFAB members.