HC Deb 14 February 2000 vol 344 cc365-6W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what(a) international and (b) national quality assurance standards British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. have received from independent accreditation agencies; when each of these standards was awarded; which plants or processes were awarded these standards; which accreditation agencies awarded the standards; which accreditations have now lapsed; when and at which plants; and under which standards corrective action is currently being implemented. [109334]

Mrs. Liddell

These are matters for BNFL. I have asked the Company Secretary of BNFL to write to my hon. Friend with the information he requires and will arrange for a copy of his reply to be placed in the Library of the House.

Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he has received a copy of the report by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd. on British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.'s MOX demonstration facility; and if he will place a copy of that report in the Library. [109337]

Mrs. Liddell

I have not received a copy of the report. This is a matter between BNFL and Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance.

Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what modifications BNFL is planning to make to the MOX Demonstration Facility as a result of recommendations made by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd.; what will be the cost of those modifications; and if any of these modifications will also be required in the Sellafield MOX Plant. [109335]

Mrs. Liddell

I understand that BNFL are implementing a programme of remedial action which will be verified by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance in further visits. The details are a matter between BNFL and Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance.

Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what reports he has received regarding the falsification and manipulation of fuel quality control data in respect of BNFL MOX fuel supplied to Switzerland; and if he will make a statement. [106711]

Mrs. Liddell

[holding answer 1 February 2000]: I understand from BNFL that, since the falsification of quality control data relating to Japanese fuel was discovered, BNFL have investigated all quality data for MOX fuel supplied to Switzerland. A data anomaly affecting one lot of fuel pellets supplied in February 1997 was identified but a further investigation by BNFL and its customers concluded that the fuel met the required specification.