§ Mr. BattleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what liability for (i) the management of spent fuel following AGR station closure, and for reprocessing of the final core, (ii) stage 1 AGR decommissioning payments, (iii) the decommissioning of British Nuclear Fuels plc, AGR-related facilities and (iv) the management and disposal of intermediate and high level AGR wastes will fall upon(a) the British Energy segregated fund and (b) other bodies; and if in each case he will list those bodies. [29229]
§ Mr. EggarBritish Energy will be responsible for all the fuel cycle and decommissioning liabilities associated with its nuclear power stations. The segregated fund will cover all the longer term post-closure costs of decommissioning British Energy's nuclear power stations and their sites, in accordance with decommissioning strategies agreed between the company and the regulator, the Health and Safety Executive's nuclear installations inspectorate. It will, therefore, include the post-closure costs related to the care and maintenance and ultimate 409W decommissioning of any on-site long-term spent fuel storage facilities if they become part of a future agreed strategy.