§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number of submarine spent nuclear fuel cores that have been transported to Sellafield in each of the last 10 years. [87706]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 22 June 1999]The number of spent submarine fuel cores that have been transported to BNFL Sellafield for long term storage in each of the last 10 years was:
Year Fuel cores 1989 1 1990 2 1991 1 1992 1 1993 0 1994 1 1995 3¼ 1996 3 1997 ¼ 1998 1 1999 (to date) 1 These figures are rounded to the nearest ¼ reactor fuel core. Each "NTL3M" transport container will carry a number of individual components equivalent to ¼of a submarine reactor fuel core.