§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what quantities of plutonium separated from Swedish spent fuel have been reprocessed to date at Sellafield; and when this fuel was reprocessed. [27142]
§ Mr. BattleAll 140tU of Swedish fuel contracted for reprocessing in the Thorp baseload was reprocessed during 1997. Details of plutonium separated during reprocessing contracts are commercially confidential between BNFL and its customers.
Information relating to the UK's holdings of separated plutonium, including Pu belonging to overseas customers, is published annually. A copy of the latest figures, covering such holdings as at 31 December 1996, was placed in the Library of the House on 2 December 1997.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many contracts, covering what quantities or mixed-oxide nuclear fuel, have been signed to date to make use of the MOX demonstration facility at Sellafield. [27166]
§ Mr. BattleBNFL has signed contracts for its MOX demonstration facility with electric power companies in Switzerland, Germany and Japan. The details of these contracts are commercially confidential between BNFL and its customers.