Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 23 November 2001. It was answered by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Friday, 23 November 2001 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of BNFL's liabilities for (a) radioactive waste and (b) decommissioning is attributed to THORP; and what proportion of the decommissioning costs estimated for THORP will be covered by overseas baseload contracts. - Inc fact that details of BNFL's contracts are a commercial matter for BNFL and its customers under Exemption 13 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

Answer: Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of BNFL's liabilities for (a) radioactive waste and (b) decommissioning is attributed to THORP; and what proportion of the decommissioning costs estimated for THORP will be covered by overseas baseload contracts. [15851] Mr. Wilson: In accordance with standard accounting practice, information about BNFL's liabilities and provisioning are included in the company's annual report and accounts. The details of BNFL's contracts with overseas THORP baseload reprocessing customers are a commercial matter for BNFL and its customers under Exemption 13 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 375 c561W;375 c563W; 15851
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Contracts Decommissioning British Nuclear Fuels Costs Radioactive waste Nuclear fuel reprocessing THORP Sellafield
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk