Magnox Reactors: Plutonium

(asked on 19th December 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which of the nine civil Magnox nuclear power stations were modified to enable the production of military grade plutonium.


This question was answered on 7th January 2019

The Magnox stations at Calder Hall and Chapelcross were designed for the purpose of plutonium production. The only other reactor that was modified to allow for plutonium production was at Hinkley Point A, however it was never used in this way.

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