§ 35. Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the proliferation risks of exporting MOX fuel. [83534]
§ Mr. Tony LloydThe Government are satisfied that the export of Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) from EU suppliers to Japan poses no unacceptable risk to the proliferation of nuclear materials. The UK's international nuclear trade, including the export of MOX fuel, is undertaken strictly within the terms of international agreements on nuclear non-proliferation, safeguards and physical protection and is entirely consistent with the UK's obligations in these areas.