§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he is satisfied that all plutonium produced in the United Kingdom is properly accounted for; and what procedures are adopted in the event of discrepancies being discovered.
§ Mr. GoodladAll users of civil plutonium are required by community safeguards legislation to account for all inventory changes to the Euratom safeguards directorate, and to make routine declarations of such changes.
In addition the United Kingdom has published figures for material unaccounted for at UKAEA and BNFL sites on an annual basis since 1977. These figures show no adverse trends and give rise to no concern over either safety or security of operations at United Kingdom sites.