§ Mr. HoodTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many tonnes of uranium have been separated from United Kingdom magnox fuel by reprocessing at Sellafield; and how many tonnes of this uranium have been reused in nuclear reactors.
§ Mr. EggarI understand from British Nuclar Fuels plc that to date it has reproduced magnox fuel, from reactors126W in the United Kingdom, Japan and Italy, containing some 35, 000 tonnes of uranium. Over 15, 000 tonnes of uranium arising from reprocessing have been recycled in the United Kingdom for use in reactor fuel to generate electricity.