§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are his Department's outstanding liabilities for future decommissioning of nuclear facilities at(a) Calder Hall, (b) Chapelcross and (c) Capenhurst. [22350]
§ Mr. SoamesBritish Nuclear Fuels Ltd. is responsible for assessing the costs of decommissioning facilities at its sites. My Department's share of these costs is either subsumed in prices paid on supply contracts or met when the costs are actually incurred, which in most cases will not be for some considerable time. It is not possible accurately to determine the costs of these liabilities as they will depend on a number of factors including future usage of the facilities by other customers.