§ Mr. Prescottasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the radioactive inventory and volume of waste disposed of at sea for each year from 1955 to 1982.
§ Mr. GummerInformation on the total weight and activity of the radioactive wastes disposed of at sea by the United Kingdom in each year from 1955 to 1982 is as follows. Packaging normally accounts for about 90 per cent. of the weight of each consignment.
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Sea disposal of low-level radioactive waste by the United Kingdom, 1955–82 Year Weight(tonnes) Activity(a) alpha curies(b) beta/gamma* 1955 2,617 47 77 1956 1,038 44 33 1957 5,941 1,064 969 1958 3,705 753 1,142 1959 1,198 4 74 †1960 2,551 74 218 1961 6,327 583 1,938 ‡1962 1,697 22 239 1963 7,352 371 7,115
Year Weight (tonnes) Activity (a) alpha curies(b) beta/gamma* 1964 4,392 444 15,090 1965 1,759 114 13,754 1966 1.044 78 2,742 1967 722 91 1,682 1968 3,164 731 74,837 1969 1,878 390 17,590 1970 1,674 233 20,224 1971 1,434 323 8,615 1972 1,885 674 19,049 1973 1,453 739 11,641 1974 1,256 399 94,126 1975 1,350 704 52,481 1976 2,269 789 49,777 1977 2,140 930 74,830 1978 2,080 814 69,307 1979 2,014 1,381 81,080 1980 2,693 1,791 106,079 1981 2,517 2,032 104,709 1982 2,697 1,264 101,512 * including tritium.
† includes 289 tonnes from Belgian sources.
‡ includes 438 tonnes from Belgian sources.