The changing story
"Some irregularities in data have been detected during the quality control checks on Mox fuel currently being manufactured. All of the BNFL MOX fuel assemblies on the way to Japan have been fully certified by both BNFL and our Japanese customer, and we are confident they meet the specification."
BNFL to Independent, 10 September 1999
"A detailed investigation into the fuel on the way to Japan has shown that it includes no fuel with falsified data and we can categorically confirm that it fully meets the specification and will perform safely and as required in the reactor."
BNFL to Independent, 21 September 1999
