§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade on how many occasions since the entering into force of tripartite safeguards agreement with EURATOM and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the safeguards authorities have been notified by Her Majesty's Government of intended withdrawals under clause 14 of the treaty.
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§ Mr. EggarIn accordance with the provisions of article 14 of the United Kingdom/Euratotn/IAEA safeguards agreement, 571 advance notifications of the withdrawal of nuclear material from safeguards have been made since May 1979. The majority of these involved either the temporary withdrawal of material transferred to MOD sites for processing before being returned to safeguards at civil sites, or, in the case of permanent transfers to MOD sites, the withdrawal from safeguards of material such as depleted uranium for source shielding or small amounts of other nuclear materials for R & D or analytical purposes.