§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State For Energy if he will list all exports of plutonium for civil purposes by amount, country of receipt, and covering safeguard agreement in each case since December 1979.
§ Mr. GoodladSince the end of December 1979 a total of 1,500kg of plutonium in all forms has been exported for civil purposes. The countries to which plutonium has been exported in consignments larger than gramme quantities are as follows:
- Belgium
- Canada
- France
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Japan
- Switzerland
- United States of America
Of this quantity some 1,234kg was derived from irradiated fuel imported and reprocessed by BNF plc under contract and returned to their overseas customer or to a country nominated by an overseas customer. Each country listed has a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.