Sellafield subsidising operations with clean-up funds, says report

BRITISH Nuclear Fuels, the company which runs Sellafield, was accused yesterday of using British Government grants for environmental clean-ups to subsidise its day-to-day running costs.

The claim comes as the company announced record losses of 3.1 billion. The massive losses for the State-owned nuclear giant coincided with a report by a nuclear analyst saying BNFL has been re-directing money from a fund established to deal with its liabilities.

Commissioned by Green Party MEP Nuala Ahern, the examination of BNFL’s reports and accounts, written by independent expert Mike Sadnicki, also claims the company is losing money on the THORP reprocessing plant at Sellafield.