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<p>Information on nuclear material withdrawn from safeguards is available on the Office
for Nuclear Regulation website at <a href="http://www.onr.org.uk/safeguards/withdrawals.htm"
target="_blank">www.onr.org.uk/safeguards/withdrawals.htm</a>, in the same format
as provided to Parliament on 28 July 2000 (Official Report, column 1094W) and in the
written answer to Parliament on 1 March 2001 (Official Report, column 732-733W). The
website provides annual reports on withdrawals from 2001 to 2013. As indicated in
footnote 3 to each table, the advance notifications of withdrawal of depleted uranium
shielded containers were temporary. All other withdrawals were permanent.</p><p>In
2014, the notifications received to date are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Table: Summary
of Notifications of Withdrawals from Safeguards (2014, year to date)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number
of withdrawal notifications (by type of nuclear material involved)</strong><sup><strong><a
href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/safeguards/withdrawals2012.htm#fn1#fn1" target="_blank">1</a></strong></sup></p></td><td><p><strong>Reason
for withdrawal</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>One notification involving plutonium
(Pu), µg quantities.</p></td><td><p>One notification for use in analysis/analytical
purposes (e.g. samples, standards/tracers and/or in instrument calibration) from organisations
that provides standards/tracers and/or nuclear material for instrument calibration<sup><a
href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/safeguards/withdrawals2012.htm#fn2#fn2" target="_blank">2</a></sup>
One notification also involved mg quantities of natural uranium<sup><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/safeguards/withdrawals2012.htm#fn2#fn2"
target="_blank">2</a></sup>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Two notification involving high
enriched uranium (HEU), total ~ 0.4 g.</p></td><td><p>Two notifications for material
contained in radiation detectors<sup><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/safeguards/withdrawals2012.htm#fn2#fn2"
target="_blank">2</a></sup> (from a company that manufactures radiation detectors).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nine
notifications involving depleted uranium (DU), total ~348 kg.</p></td><td><p>Nine
notifications for depleted uranium as shielding containers<sup><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/safeguards/withdrawals2012.htm#fn3#fn3"
target="_blank">3</a></sup>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes </em></p><p>
</p><p><em>1. Tabulated information covers advance notifications of withdrawal approved
by ONR - Safeguards. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>2. There are no facilities outside safeguards
that have material in such quantities and forms, and defence establishment requirements
for these specialist materials have therefore been met by supply from civil organisations.</em></p><p>
</p><p><em>3. The advance notifications of withdrawal for depleted uranium shielded
containers were for temporary withdrawals, the containers being used during the replacement
of spent radioactive sources at UK defence establishments.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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