HC Deb 05 July 1999 vol 334 c342W
Mr. Alan Simpson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what use is made of the plutonium recycling facilities at Sellafield for plutonium from old nuclear weapons; and if he will make a statement. [88143]

Mr. Spellar

No use is made of facilities at Sellafield for the recycling of plutonium from decommissioned nuclear weapons. The recovery of this material is undertaken at the Atomic Weapons Establishment.