Lady Barbara Judge 'Extraordinary Human Being' Profiled by Spectator Magazine

Chairwoman of United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 'Strives to Regain Lost
Leadership in Nuclear Industry'

LONDON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The well-known and highly respected
British magazine, the Spectator has profiled the remarkable life of Lady
Barbara Thomas Judge, Chairwoman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority. The July
22nd article detailed the career of the American born, former head of the
Security and Exchange Commission, and her impressive and often unpredictable
path from New York City to her career as a professional directory, holding "no
fewer than 30 directorships."

As the Spectator reports, "when she (Lady Judge) came over here in 1993, more
than 20 per cent of our energy was delivered by nuclear power. But if we keep
decommissioning, then by 2020 just 2 per cent of our power will be delivered
by nuclear. And no one's told me that we will need 18 per cent less power by
then."

The report goes on to cite Britain's recent history in the Nuclear industry,
"in 2006, British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) sold its two most valuable divisions,
BNFL USA and Westinghouse Electric UK, for $5.4 billion. At the time, BNFL was
widely considered to have pulled off a coup by ridding itself of twin burdens.
Toshiba, the buyer, was accused of overpaying for outdated technology. New
reactors are being built in 11 countries, including Russia, China and Abu
Dhabi, with up to 70 more to come by 2025 in the likes of Italy and Jordan.
Some of these projects would undoubtedly have involved BNFL, notably those in
Jordan and Abu Dhabi, where Britain has strong links. Instead they will be
built by one or more of Canada's CANDU, Toshiba's Westinghouse, a Russo-German
alliance involving Rosatom and Siemens, and state-controlled Areva of France -
for which President Sarkozy acts as de facto head of sales."

In her position as head of the UK's Atomic Energy Authority, Lady Judge states
plainly, "we in Britain should be leading the nuclear power industry, because
we have such a glorious past. When I was young, the smartest graduates would
want to become nuclear engineers or physicists. Now, the dream is to do an
engineering undergrad, then an MBA, then to get shipped off to a bank to
become an energy analyst."

When asked about her role and the role of the UK Atomic Energy Authority,
Judge is quick to point out that "we can help with safety, site selection,
construction services, maintenance - and prove that we are the most competent
people to plan and build a project anywhere."

If there's anyone who can propel Britain from laggard to leader in an industry
it once dominated, it is this American-born Lady in her atomically starched
ruff.

SOURCE Massey Energy

Jake Ward, +1-202-683-3156, jward@qorvis.com, for Massey Energy