§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the cost of the plutonium processing factory to be built at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston; what discharge of radiation will take place when in production; if the plant was intended to provide material for warheads or the warheads themselves; and where the product will be stored.
§ Mr. PattieI explained the purpose of the planned facilities and gave a provisional cost estimate in reply to the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight (Mr. Ross) on 20 July 1982—[Vol. 28, c.122.] Any radioactive substances discharged will be in very small quantities within strict limits monitored and enforced by the radiochemical inspectorate of the Department of the Environment. Certain components of nuclear warheads are fabricated from the material processed there and these components are handled under conditions of the strictest security.