Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 16 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 January 2008. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Friday, 25 January 2008 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Aviation: Radioactive Materials
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many aeroplane flights occurred in which spent nuclear fuel was carried within UK airspace in each of the last 10 years; what the origin and destination was of each case; and what volume of fuel was carried in each case.
- Answer
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[holding answer 21 January 2008]: This Department holds information on one shipment of spent nuclear fuel by air within UK airspace in the last 10 years. This was a shipment in 1998 from Tbilisi, Georgia to Dounrey, Caithness containing approximately 4 kg of uranium.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 470 c2318W; 180659
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Radioactive waste Transport
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