The UK Government's decision last year to set up a liabilities management authority is at least an admission that it has a case to answer when it comes to the safety and environmental viability of the plant. When BNFL makes statements such as, "A building at Sellafield which is 50 years old cannot be expected to conform to the standards of a modern plant," and the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate reports, "Sellafield showed a deterioration in safety performance and a weakness in control and supervision of operations at the site," it is no wonder people are afraid.