Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 13 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 January 2004. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Monday, 19 January 2004 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, pursuant to her written statement of 11th December 2003, 415 c93WS, on the BNFL Strategy Review, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority which will result from that body taking responsibility for the clean-up of the Springfields site. - Inc figures and ref to White Paper "Managing the Nuclear Legacy" July 2002.

Answer: Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to her written statement of 11 December 2003, Official Report, column 93WS, on the BNFL Strategy Review, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority which will result from that body taking responsibiilty for the clean-up of the Springfields site. [148531] Mr. Timms: The White Paper "Managing the Nuclear Legacy", published in July 2002 indicated that the costs associated with clean up of civil nuclear liabilities at the Springfields site would be around £300 million. More detailed work to quantify the precise nature and extent of legacy liabilities at the site is under way to inform the future strategy for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 416 c1033W;416 c1031W; 148531
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Decommissioning British Nuclear Fuels Costs Radioactive waste Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Nuclear power stations Radioactive materials Waste management Waste disposal Springfields
Contains statistics: Yes
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