Jo Nettleton

Jo Nettleton is the Environment Agency’s interim Chief Scientist. She leads talented people in the Chief Scientist’s Group working on science, research, innovation, data analysis and reporting on the state of the environment.

Jo provides scientific advice to SAGE during major incidents and has extensive experience in the public sector, having worked previously for the NHS, Health & Safety Executive and Nuclear Installations Inspectorate. She is also a governor of Edge Hill University and a member of the IAEA Fukushima Task Force.

Delivering the future of nuclear regulation at the Environment Agency 

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Jo Nettleton standing with two colleagues beside fountains and international flags outside the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna.

Last week, representatives from the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) 181 Member States gathered in Vienna for the Agency's 70th General Conference. As governments, regulators and industry leaders discussed the future of nuclear energy, one theme came up time and again in my conversations: how can regulation support innovation, investment and growth while maintaining public …

Two Years On: My Reflections as Chief Regulator  

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Chief Regulator Jo Nettleton alongside a site manager - both wearing hard hats and hi-vis jackets - at an indoor waste management facility. The site manager is pointing to AI-sensors on the ceiling that are used to support the sorting of waste.

Two years ago, the Environment Agency created the Chief Regulator's Group to provide strategic leadership for regulation. We’re helping create a more consistent, effective and proportionate regulatory system and strengthening the connection between strategy, policy and delivery.