§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the countries to which plutonium has been exported in each year since 1979; for what purposes; and in what amounts.
§ Mr. GoodladIn the period May 1979 to December 1986, a total of 2,140 kg of plutonium in both separated form and when present in irradiated fuel has been exported for civil purposes. The countries to which plutonium has been exported in consignments larger than gram quantities are as follows:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- France
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United States of America
Each country listed has a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Information relating to individual country figures is commercially sensitive.