Written question asked by Lord West of Spithead (Labour) on Monday, 28 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2016. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Monday, 12 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Plutonium

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the decision on a long-term plan for the UK’s plutonium stockpile will be made.

Answer: The Government is committed to dealing with the inventory of separated civil plutonium in the UK. We continue to work closely with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to ensure the consolidation of the material at Sellafield and its long-term safe and secure storage, and to plan, develop and subsequently implement a final disposition solution. The NDA has provided advice on the disposition options and has funding for further work in this area. Only when the Government is confident that a disposition solution can be implemented safely and securely, in a way that is affordable, deliverable, and offers value for money, will it be in a position to proceed.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL3602
Session: 2016-17
Related items: Plutonium
Monday, 6 February 2017
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Plutonium
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk