Senator Ludlam

Do we know at which Chinese plants the uranium is intended to be enriched?

Answer

Pursuant to Annex B of the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Transfer of Nuclear Material, the facilities on the Delineated Chinese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program eligible to enrich Australian obligated nuclear material are:

• ·Shaanxi Uranium Enrichment Plant; and
• ·Lanzhou Gaseous Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Plant.