§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what reprocessing plant his Department uses to reprocess spent fuel discharged from pressurised water reactors powering Royal Navy submarines; and what facilities he plans to use in the future.
§ Mr. AitkenUsed nuclear fuel from Royal Navy submarines is not reprocessed at present. No reprocessing facilities exist for naval fuel, and we have no plans to establish any.