HC Deb 21 November 1986 vol 105 cc351-2W
Mr. Beith

asked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) how much plutonium has been created at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Winfrith steam generating heavy water reactor nuclear station since it was commissioned; what quantity of this plutonium has been reprocessed and to what purpose any reprocessed plutonium thus arising has been put;

(2) what volume of low-level nuclear waste has arisen from the reprocessing of imported Magnox spent nuclear fuel from Italy and Japan since such imports began;

(3) what volume of spent fuel and what quantity of plutonium have been subjected to safeguards oversight by Euratom inspectors during reprocessing since March.

Mr. Goodlad

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

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