§ Mr. Ormeasked the Secretary of State for Energy how much nuclear waste has been imported for reprocessing since 1979; and what was the country of origin of each year's imports.
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§ Mr. Giles ShawNuclear waste has not been imported into the United Kingdom. Spent irradiated nuclear fuel is imported prior to reprocessing at British Nuclear Fuel's plant at Sellafield. The following table shows receipts of spent fuel for the calendar years 1979–83;
tones uranium 1979 207 1980 217 1981 247 1982 322 1983 321 These figures cover both Magnox and oxide fuel shipments from Japan, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands. The quantities received from each country are commercial in confidence.
BNFL's contracts for reprocessing signed since 1976 include options providing for the return to customers of radioactive wastes arising from reprocessing.