The UK government has unveiled a set of reforms to its liberalised energy market that should encourage strong investment in all forms of low-carbon power.

This year's annual public opinion survey from the UK Nuclear Industry Association reveals the highest level of public support for nuclear power in over a decade.

British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL) is to be finally abolished, said the UK government as it carried out a major cull of public bodies. The nuclear giant, formed in 1971, has been systematically dismantled since 2002.