§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all projects his Department is working on jointly with Sandia National Laboratory. [24783]
§ Mr. FreemanUnder the 1958 UK/US mutual defence agreement, the Atomic Weapons Establishment works closely with Sandia National Laboratory on a number of areas of research. These include:
- Neutron Sources
- Irradiation Effects on Materials and Components
- Non-nuclear Components
- Independent Assessment of Nuclear Weapon Safety
- Nuclear Weapons Engineering
- Nuclear Weapons Physics
- Nuclear Accident Response Technology
§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what specific support is being provided by Sandia National Laboratory in support of the Trident programme. [24782]
§ Mr. FreemanSandia National Laboratory provides engineering support services associated with certain US-supplied components of the United Kingdom Trident system. Further details are classified.