§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 26 February 2003,Official Report, column 551W, on radioactive waste, for what reasons 266W an estimate of future radioactive waste arising from reprocessing is not available; and if she will take steps to obtain the data from BNFL. [102086]
§ Mr. MeacherThe previous question asked for an estimate of the volume of waste that will arise over the next 10 years from the reprocessing of British Energy-owned spent nuclear fuel at Sellafield. My answer to this question gave estimates for the volume of low, intermediate and high level waste that would arise if all fuel from British Energy's advanced gas-cooled reactors is reprocessed. It also said that, at present, there are contracts for the reprocessing of about 65 per cent. of British Energy's spent fuel. I understand that decisions have not been taken about how much, if any, of the remaining 35 per cent. of the spent fuel will be reprocessed.