Written question asked by Baroness Beckett (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 May 1996. It was answered by Lord Lang of Monkton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 May 1996 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

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Dept of Trade and Industry

Question

Pursuant to paragraph 8.21 of the Nuclear Review White Paper (Cm 2860) if he will estimate the extent to which sufficient funds will be (a) generated by the Magnox stations and (b) realised by the privatisation of the advanced gas-cooled reactors and pressurised water reactors to meet the cost of the liabilities which remain in the public sector; what is the undiscounted cost of the liabilities remaining in the public sector; and how those liabilities will be met; when the Magnox stations will exhaust their existing sources of funding; and when the Government expects to contribute to reprocessing waste management and decommissioning costs. - Including ref to c277 c294-6W.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

278 c269W; 30384;30393;30385

Session

1995-96

Registered interest declared

Yes

Subjects

Accountancy Finance Radioactive waste Nuclear power Waste management Nuclear reactors Magnox Electric Pressurised water reactors Advanced gas-cooled reactors

Contains statistics

Yes