HC Deb 06 May 1988 vol 132 c647W
Dr. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has given permission for the export of any plutonium from(a) South of Scotland Electricity Board nuclear plants and (b) the Dounreay Fast Reactor Research Establishment under section 2(i) of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965, in any year since 1979.

Mr. Lang

No. All irradiated fuel from South of Scotland Electricity Board reactors is reprocessed by British Nuclear Fuels plc at Sellafield and authority for disposals under section 2(i) of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy. Responsibility for activities at the UKAEA establishment at Dounreay is also a matter for my right hon. Friend.