§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what recent reports she has received from British Nuclear Fuels plc concerning how the THORP plant will operate. [14361]
§ Mr. BattleMy Department maintains regular contact with BNFL on a wide range of issues. Since THORP began operations in March 1994 some 680 tonnes of fuel had been sheared and dissolved to the end of March 1997. I understand that THORP is planned to reprocess 7,000 tonnes of spent fuel in the first 10 years of operation.