§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total current Curie content of long-lived radioactive waste stored in high-activity storage tanks at Sellafield; and what notification of the status of the radioactive waste storage facilities Her Majesty's Government are required to give Euratom on a routine basis.
§ Mr. EggarI have been asked to reply.
The long-lived radioactive waste stored in high activity storage tanks at Sellafield contains 920 million Curies of radioactivity. Highly active waste contains small quantities of uranium and plutonium. In line with the requirements of the Euratom safeguards authorities, such arisings from reprocessing are reported by British Nuclear Fuels plc in its inventory change reports to Euratom which are made via my Department's safeguards office.