HC Deb 24 May 1982 vol 24 c240W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what tonnage of spent nuclear fuel elements has been stockpiled by the Central Electricity Generating Board from the nuclear power programme and awaits reprocessing at Sellafield, Cumbria.

Mr. John Moore

I am advised that the following quantities of CEGB irradiated fuel elements are stored and await reprocessing by BNFL at Sellafield:

  1. (a) Stored at CEGB nuclear power stations
    • Magnox—1,100 tonnes
    • AGR—25 tonnes
  2. (b) Stored at Sellafield
    • Magnox—300 tonnes
    • AGR—110 tonnes

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