§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the proliferation risks posed by the use of mixed oxide fuel by European Union countries and its transport from European Union suppliers to Japan. [18491]
§ Mr. FatchettThe proliferation risks posed by the use of Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) by European Union countries and its transport from EU suppliers to Japan are assessed as being extremely low. Indeed, the use of MOX fuel reduces proliferation risks by gradually reducing plutonium stockpiles.