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Ownership and amounts of plutonium

  • Date released: 10 February 2025
  • Request number: FOI202502076
  • Release of information under: FOIA

Information requested

Please provide the amounts (weight) of plutonium currently stored in UK facilities that is planned to be disposed of in a GDF.

Please provide information about the ownership and amounts of plutonium above, that is not owned by the UK Has any of the plutonium destined for a GDF, previously been owned by overseas bodies, governments or other agencies, if so, please provide amounts and when was it transferred to UK ownership.

Information released

We confirm that under s.1 of the FOIA, we do not hold the information you have requested. This is because the management and ultimately disposition of the inventory of plutonium held in the UK is the responsibility of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). We therefore recommend you redirect your enquiry to them at: enquiries@nda.gov.uk.

Further information

Exemption(s) applied

None

Public Interest Test (PIT)

N/A