Newsletter N° 11 (Netherlands)Following are two tables which give a WISE-Paris estimate for the inventory of separated plutonium and the inventory of plutonium in spent fuel for the Netherlands, as of 1 January 1999.
Production and Inventory of Separated Plutonium (kg)
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Plant and Operator
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Reprocessing Plant and End Use for the Plutonium
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Dodewaard (GKN)
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8.5 tonnes reprocessed at Eurochemic, which generated
47,4Êkg plutonium (used for testing and FBR programme)
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Borssele (EPZ)
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- 140 tonnes reprocessed at COGEMA's UP3 plant, which generated at least 1,000Êkg plutonium (not used, stored at La Hague) |
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TOTAL
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233.5 tonnes reprocessed, which generated at least
1,670Êkg plutonium
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(Source: Tweede Kamer 1985, COGEMA, WISE-Paris)
Spent Fuel to be Reprocessed and Plutonium Content
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Plant and Operator
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Reprocessing Plant
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Dodewaard (GKN)
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53 tonnes to be reprocessed at BNLFL's Thorp plant,
which should generate at least 300 kg plutonium
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Borssele (EPZ)
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156 tonnes to be reprocessed at COGEMA's UP3 plant,
which should generate at least 1,100 kg plutonium
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TOTAL
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209 tonnes to be reprocessed, which should generate
at least 1,400Êkg plutonium
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(Source: COGEMA, WISE-Paris)
The two Dutch utilities have to manage at least 1,670Êkg plutonium which has been separated from their spent fuel. A large share of this plutonium is stored at the La Hague plants with no planned end-use. Further reprocessing of spent fuel according to existing contracts with BNFL and COGEMA would generate at least 1,400Êkg plutonium - for which there can be found no planned end use neither.
