§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Prime Minister if she will list in the Official Report all the uses to which plutonium is put.
§ The Prime MinisterMost of the plutonium produced in the United Kingdom is held in store for fast reactor use. Other uses include the fuelling of the prototype fast reactor at Dounreay and research into fast reactor and thermal reactor fuel. Plutonium is also produced as necessary by the military reactors at Calder Hall and Chapelcross, operated by BNFL, for defence purposes.
§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Prime Minister if any plutonium produced by the reprocessing of spent fuel from any British civil reactor has ever been used in nuclear weapons programmes; and if she will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterNo plutonium produced in civil reactors, in this country has been transferred to defence use or exported for such use during the period of this administration.