§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade for what reasons the reprocessing of a final load of pressure for the reactor fuel was authorised following the termination of the fast reactor programme.
§ Mr. EggarReprocessing the spent fuel represents the best value for money, based on both technical and economic grounds.
§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the implications for the frequency of plutonium nitrate shipments from Dounreay to Sellafield of plans to increase the rate of prototype fast reactor spent fuel reprocessing over the next three or more years.
§ Mr. EggarI refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for the Western Isles (Mr. Macdonald) on 22 June 1993,Official Report, column 134.