§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Technology if he will estimate the cost of enriched uranium to be produced in the Capenhurst gaseous diffusion plant; and if he will state the cost of elec- 34W tricity per kilowatt hour on which this estimate is based, and the cost of enriched uranium which would be achieved if electricity consumed by the plant were costed at 0.45d. per kilowatt hour.
§ Mr. BennWhile I cannot give specific figures for enriched uranium costs, which are a commercial concern of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, the cost of the separative work element would be reduced by 10 per cent. for every 0.1d. reduction in the unit cost of bower supplied.