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HL HL8178

Plutonium: Sellafield

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5 June 2025

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19 June 2025 · Answer

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19 June 2025

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To ask His Majesty's Government why they have decided to dispose of 140 tonnes of civil plutonium stored at Sellafield instead of repurposing it for new energy generation.

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  1. 5 June 2025

    Written question

    To ask His Majesty's Government why they have decided to dispose of 140 tonnes of civil plutonium stored at Sellafield instead of repurposing it for new energy generation.

    Source: Lords

  2. 19 June 2025

    Answer

    I refer my noble Friend to the answer given by my noble Friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 8th May 2025 to Question HL6800. The Government took the decision to immobilise the UK’s civil separated plutonium inventory based on strategic, economic, technical...

    Source: Written answer

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