§ Mr. BlairTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he now expects the THORP reprocessing plant to be completed; if he proposes to increase BNFL's borrowing limit to speed the progress of construction; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ParkinsonTHORP is expected to begin commercial reprocessing in late 1992. There are no plans to increase the limit beyond that provided for in the Atomic Energy Act 1989.