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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what proportion of the revenues accrued to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in its first operational year are earmarked to come from income generated from (a) Thorp and (b) the Sellafield Mox Plant; [196421] (2) pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Portsmouth South (Mr. Hancock) of 14 September 2004, Official Report, columns 1536-37W, on Mox Plant (Sellafield), for what reasons the details of (a) the Sellafield Mox Plant annual revenues and (b) SMP profits are classified as commercially confidential. [196459] Mr. Mike O'Brien: Details of the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP) and the Sellafield MOX Plant (SMP) annual revenues and profits are classified as commercially confidential, as they relate to future income which if divulged could lead to improper gain or advantage by BNFL's competitors and customers. The Government recognise that, while THORP and SMP are operational, there will be interest in how the plants perform. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's (NDA) annual report and accounts will therefore include information, consistent with the requirements of commercial confidentiality, on the financial and operational performances.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c460W; 196421;196459

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Disclosure of information Finance Income Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Nuclear power stations Profits THORP Sellafield Mixed oxide fuel

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