Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the volume of intermediate-level waste that is generated due to the reprocessing of spent fuel for each of the fuel types Magnox, advanced gas reactor and pressurised water reactor.
§ Mr. BaldryI understand from British Nuclear Fuels plc that the volumes of intermediate level wastes, conditioned for disposal, generated from the reprocessing of spent fuel are approximately as follows
2.00 cubic metres per tonne of uranium of Magnox fuel reprocessed.2.25 cubic metres per tonne of uranium of advanced gas reactor fuel reprocessed.1.25 cubic metres per tonne of uranium of pressurised water reactor fuel reprocessed.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what are the countries of origin for foreign Magnox fuel that has been reprocessed in the United Kingdom;
(2) what is the tonnage of foreign Magnox fuel which has been reprocessed in this country, for each country of origin, for each of the years from 1965 to 1990, inclusive; and what are the projected tonnages to 1999.
§ Mr. BaldryFor the tonnages of civil spent fuel which have been reprocessed in this country, I refer the hon. Member to the answers given by the hon. Member for Midlothian (Mr. Eadie) to the hon. Member for Livingston (Mr. Cook) on 27 May 1977 at column626, by my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Mr. Goodlad) to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Mr. Smith) on 11 December 1985 at columns 638-39 and by my hon. Friend the Member for Worcestershire, South (Mr. Spicer) on 1 February 1988 at columns 473-74. Some 10 per cent. of these quantities have been Magnox spent fuel from Italy or Japan. Quantities for future years are dependent upon reactor life times.