Hvad angår de aftaler mellem BE og BNFL, som ifølge Greenpeace er udformet med henblik på at give BNFL en garanteret fast indtægt, bemærker de britiske myndigheder, at de fleste af disse aftaler blev underskrevet eller genforhandlet, efter BE var blevet privatiseret, og at regeringen derfor ikke kan have pålagt BE disse aftaler.
Concerning the contracts between BE and BNFL which according to Greenpeace are designed to provide BNFL with a guaranteed income stream, the UK authorities note that most of these contracts were signed or renegotiated after BE was privatised and that therefore these contracts could not have been imposed on BE by the Government.