§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the non-military uses of uranium for which the metal is used in the United Kingdom. [75835]
§ Mr. WilsonI am advised that in the UK uranium ore is used to produce fuel for nuclear reactors. In its depleted form its main non-military applications are
transportable shielded containers for radioactive sources;aircraft counterbalance weights;piling equipment (civil engineering); andradiation shielding (hospitals, universities etc)