Written question asked by Andrew Bennett (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 25 June 1993. It was answered by Jonathan Aitken (Conservative) on Friday, 25 June 1993 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence

Question

Pursuant to 210 c299W, how much of the 1800 cubic metres of low level waste stored at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston at December 1991 is estimated to be plutonium contaminated material. - Approximately 90% of low-level radioactive waste is plutonium contaminated.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

227 c308W

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Radioactive waste Plutonium AWE Aldermaston

Contains statistics

Yes