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Written Parliamentary Question: 1st March 2006

Nuclear Fuels

Q: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the market price of each category of nuclear fuel was on 13 February. (John Hemming)
A:There is no fixed market price for categories of nuclear fuel. The price is commercially confidential information and is one which is agreed between the vendor and purchaser according to the terms of the contract. (Malcolm Wicks, Minister for Energy, Department of Trade and Industry)

Nuclear Fuels

Q: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to his answer of 7 February 2006, Official Report, column 1073W, on nuclear fuels, how many tonnes of non-spent nuclear material were imported into the UK in the latest year for which records are available, broken down by country of export.(John Hemming)
A:I am advised by British Energy that the last fabricated fuel imported into the UK was from Germany in 2004 and comprised 36.467 tonnes of uranium for Sizewell B power station. (Malcolm Wicks, Minister for Energy, Department of Trade and Industry)

Nuclear Fuels

Q: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to his answer of 7 February 2006, Official Report, column 1073W, on nuclear fuels, if he will break down each of the volumes of uranium by isotope of uranium. (John Hemming)
A:BNFL and British Energy inform me that volumes of uranium used in their reactors, for years where figures are available, are broken down as follows:

BNFL British Energy
tU-235 tU-238 tU-235 tU-238
2002 —--- —---- 8.4 258.6
2003 3.067 420.49 8.5 260.5
2004 2.585 351.904 6.5 205.5
2005 2.970 405.29 —--- —---
(Malcolm Wicks, Minister for Energy, Department of Trade and Industry)

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