§ Mr. Flynnasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether in the light of the statements submitted on past Central Electricity Generating Board plutonium use by 528W Lord Marshall, chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board, on 15 October, he now has anything to add to the statement made by the then Minister in his Department, the right hon. Member for Croydon, Central (Mr. Moore) on 4 February 1983, at column 206.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Mr. Goodlad) to the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Ashdown) on 19 May 1986 at column31.
Dr. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) in what way the plutonium with plutonium-Z40 content less than 15 percent. produced at Trawsfynydd Magnox reactors (a) between 1965 and 31st March 1969 and (b) between 1st April 1969 and the present, has been disposed of;
(2) whether he has any further information on the uses to which Central Electricity Generating Board plutonium has been put further to the statement made by his right hon. Friend, the Member for Croydon, Central (Mr. Moore) on 4 February 1983, at column 206; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerI refer the hon. Member to the answers given by the Prime Minister to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Mr. Smith) on 15 and 18 April 1986 at column330 and 525, respectively.
Dr. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish tables of (a) the annual amount of spent nuclear fuel dispatched and (b) the annual amount of plutonium created, each by date and quantity, in the Trawsfynydd Magnox nuclear plant in the periods 1965 to March 1969 inclusive, April 1969 to April 1979 inclusive, and May 1979 to the present date.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Mr. Goodlad) to the hon. Member for Workington (Mr. Campbell-Savours) on 12 March 1987 column278.
Dr. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Energy, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy of 10 July, at column 289, on the publication of information on civil plutonium production, whether he is now able to make an announcement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerI refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 30 October 1987 to the hon. Member for Colne Valley (Mr. Riddick).
Dr. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether there have been any recent requests from the United States government concerning the availability of British plutonium for export to the United States of America for (a) civil and (b) military uses.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerExports of plutonium to the United States for civil purposes take place from time to time. The destinations and quantities are commercially confidential.
On part (b) of his question, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Prime Minister to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Mr. Smith) on 15 April 1986 at column 330.