<p>Data on the amount of civil plutonium in the UK are published each year by the Office for Nuclear Regulation. Data on the amount of civilian plutonium as of 31 December 2013 will be published around spring 2014.</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Tonnes<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2003<br /></td><td valign="top">96.3<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2004<br /></td><td valign="top">102.7<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2005<br /></td><td valign="top">105.2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2006<br /></td><td valign="top">106.9<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2007<br /></td><td valign="top">108.0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2008<br /></td><td valign="top">109.1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2009<br /></td><td valign="top">112.1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010<br /></td><td valign="top">114.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011<br /></td><td valign="top">118.2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012<br /></td><td valign="top">120.2<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>The amount of civil plutonium is expected to increase to about 140 tonnes by the end of reprocessing operations.</p><p>Government's position on long-term plutonium management was set out in our December 2011 consultation response. Our preferred option to manage the plutonium is to convert it into MOX fuel for reuse in new nuclear build reactors.</p>