Guardian: An expert advisory committee has been quietly scrapped after it warned the future safety of Britain’s ageing nuclear plants was being put at risk by poor performance, delays and budget cuts. The Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee (NuSAC), which has been offering critical advice to Britain’s health and safety watchdog for nearly 50 years, was disbanded without any public announcement. Former members of NuSAC are now worried about the lack of independent safety advice at a time …