Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department disposes of material from decommissioned nuclear warheads.

The Atomic Weapons Establishment stores and re-uses fissile material removed from dismantled nuclear warheads which have been withdrawn from operational service as part of routine stockpile management. Fissile material waste which is generated from this process is safely and securely stored in preparation for future long-term storage and disposal.