6. Financial statements

32.1.5.2 Analyses of sensitivity to macro-economic assumptions

Sensitivity to assumptions concerning costs, inflation rate, long-term discount rate, and disbursement schedules can be estimated through comparison of the gross amount estimated under year-end economic conditions with the present value of the amount.


31/12/2019 31/12/2018
(in millions of euros) Costs based on year-end economic conditions Amounts in provisions at present value Costs based on year-end economic conditions Amounts in provisions at present value
Spent fuel management

Spent fuel management

31/12/2019

19,455

Spent fuel management

31/12/2018

10,823

18,737 10,698
Waste removal and conditioning

Waste removal and conditioning

31/12/2019

1,243

Waste removal and conditioning

31/12/2018

805

1,194 751
Long-term radioactive waste management

Long-term radioactive waste management

31/12/2019

32,372

Long-term radioactive waste management

31/12/2018

10,531

30,970 9,846
BACK-END NUCLEAR CYCLE EXPENSES

BACK-END NUCLEAR CYCLE EXPENSES

31/12/2019

53,070

BACK-END NUCLEAR CYCLE EXPENSES

31/12/2018

22,159

50,901 21,295
Decommissioning of nuclear plants in operation

Decommissioning of nuclear plants in operation

31/12/2019

21,134

Decommissioning of nuclear plants in operation

31/12/2018

13,244

20,755 12,480
Decommissioning of shut-down nuclear plants

Decommissioning of shut-down nuclear plants

31/12/2019

6,428

Decommissioning of shut-down nuclear plants

31/12/2018

3,693

6,576 3,505
Last cores

Last cores

31/12/2019

4,331

Last cores

31/12/2018

2,624

4,346 2,526
DECOMMISSIONING AND LAST CORE EXPENSES

DECOMMISSIONING AND LAST CORE EXPENSES

31/12/2019

31,893

DECOMMISSIONING AND LAST CORE EXPENSES

31/12/2018

19,561

31,677 18,511

This approach can be complemented by estimating the impact of a change in the discount rate on the present value.

In application of Article 11 of the Decree of 23 February 2007, the following table reports these details for the main components of provisions for the back-end of the nuclear cycle, decommissioning of nuclear plants and last cores:

AT 31 DECEMBER 2019



Amounts in provisions at present value
Sensitivity to discount rate

Balance sheet provisions Pre-tax net income
(in millions of euros) +0.20% -0.20% +0.20% -0.20%
Back-end nuclear cycle expenses:




spent fuel management

spent fuel management



Amounts in provisions at present value

10,823

spent fuel management

Sensitivity to discount rate

(228)

249 196 (215)
waste removal and conditioning

waste removal and conditioning



Amounts in provisions at present value

805

waste removal and conditioning

Sensitivity to discount rate

(25)

27 16 (17)
long-term radioactive waste management

long-term radioactive waste management



Amounts in provisions at present value

10,531

long-term radioactive waste management

Sensitivity to discount rate

(659)

750 554 (636)
Decommissioning and last core expenses:




decommissioning of nuclear plants in operation

decommissioning of nuclear plants in operation



Amounts in provisions at present value

13,244

decommissioning of nuclear plants in operation

Sensitivity to discount rate

(506)

529 7 (7)
decommissioning of shut-down nuclear plants

decommissioning of shut-down nuclear plants



Amounts in provisions at present value

3,693

decommissioning of shut-down nuclear plants

Sensitivity to discount rate

(139)

150 139 (150)
last cores

last cores



Amounts in provisions at present value

2,624

last cores

Sensitivity to discount rate

(88)

94 - -
TOTAL

TOTAL



Amounts in provisions at present value

41,720

TOTAL

Sensitivity to discount rate

(1,645)

1,799 912 (1,025)
AT 31 DECEMBER 2018



Amounts in provisions at present value
Sensitivity to discount rate

Balance sheet provisions Pre-tax net income
(in millions of euros) +0.20% -0.20% +0.20% -0.20%
Back-end nuclear cycle expenses:




spent fuel management

spent fuel management



Amounts in provisions at present value

10,698

spent fuel management

Sensitivity to discount rate

(218)

237 185 (202)
waste removal and conditioning

waste removal and conditioning



Amounts in provisions at present value

751

waste removal and conditioning

Sensitivity to discount rate

(23)

25 14 (15)
long-term radioactive waste management

long-term radioactive waste management



Amounts in provisions at present value

9,846

long-term radioactive waste management

Sensitivity to discount rate

(597)

780 498 (673)
Decommissioning and last core expenses:




decommissioning of nuclear plants in operation

decommissioning of nuclear plants in operation



Amounts in provisions at present value

12,480

decommissioning of nuclear plants in operation

Sensitivity to discount rate

(496)

520 7 (7)
decommissioning of shut-down nuclear plants

decommissioning of shut-down nuclear plants



Amounts in provisions at present value

3,505

decommissioning of shut-down nuclear plants

Sensitivity to discount rate

(138)

149 138 (149)
last cores

last cores



Amounts in provisions at present value

2,526

last cores

Sensitivity to discount rate

(88)

94 - -
TOTAL

TOTAL



Amounts in provisions at present value

39,806

TOTAL

Sensitivity to discount rate

(1,560)

1,805 842 (1,046)