Traduction de «British Nuclear Fuels » (Anglais → Français) :

The plan also comprises the re-negotiation of fuel supply and spent fuel management contracts between BE and British Nuclear Fuel Limited (BNFL), as well as a standstill agreement and a number of financial restructuring arrangements with BE's major creditors.

In addition to the significant reduction in cash balances, BE anticipated substantial cash outflows in the period from September 2002 to March 2003. These outflows included payments to British Nuclear Fuel Limited (BNFL) under its spent fuel management contracts, significant capital expenditure at BE’s Bruce Power facility in Canada and the repayment of the first tranche of its bonds, due on 25 March 2003.

In the light of the recent confirmation concerning the falsification of data by British Nuclear Fuels Limited concerning nuclear by-products exported to Japan and in the context of my former question No H-0504/99 where I drew attention to allegations of irregularities in checks on nuclear fuel destined for export and the Commission’s reply that it would decide, once the results of the investigation were available, whether Commission competence was involved, will the Commission now state its position on competence and will it urge the British Government to refuse to grant future licences to British Nuclear Fuels Limited to manufacture Mox ...[+++] fuel?

In the light of the recent confirmation concerning the falsification of data by British Nuclear Fuels Limited concerning nuclear by-products exported to Japan and in the context of my former question No H-0504/99 where I drew attention to allegations of irregularities in checks on nuclear fuel destined for export and the Commission’s reply that it would decide, once the results of the investigation were available, whether Commission competence was involved, will the Commission now state its position on competence and will it urge the British Government to refuse to grant future licences to British Nuclear Fuels Limited to manufacture Mox ...[+++] fuel?

The payment of liabilities related to the management of spent fuel loaded in British Energy’s nuclear reactors prior to the restructuring plan’s effective date, as long as expenditures related to these liabilities, with the exception of Incremental Historic Liabilities as defined in the Historic Liabilities Funding Agreement between British Energy and the United Kingdom Government, do not exceed 2 185 000 000 GBP in December 2002 value;

I spent about eight years with British Nuclear Fuels in the nuclear industry there, working on fuel design and nuclear waste management issues.