§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current value to the United Kingdom of contracts undertaken at Dounreay for the reprocessing of nuclear material; and if he will list the value of individual contracts.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryI have been asked to reply. This is a commercial matter for the AEA.
§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total amount of spent nuclear fuel which has been stored or reprocessed at Dounreay in each of the past 10 years, stating for each consignment the point of entry to the United Kingdom, the methods of transportation used, the country of origin, and whether each consignment of reprocessed waste was returned to the country of origin.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryI have been asked to reply.
In the past 10 years, there have been two consignments of spent irradiated fuel to Dounreay: 4 kg from India transported by road from Felixstowe; and 14 kg from Germany by rail and road from Dover. Arrangements for the contractual return of wastes are being developed.
§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on current negotiations between the UKAEA and Canada for contracts relating to the storage or reprocessing of nuclear materials from Canadian nuclear power stations; and if he will make statement.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryI have been asked to reply.
I understand that that UKAEA is currently considering two requests for the storage and possible reprocessing of spent irradiated fuel from Canada.