§ 62. Mr. Awberyasked the Minister of Transport if the Government have yet invited tenders for the construction of a nuclear-powered merchant ship; and what repair facilities for such a ship will be available in the United Kingdom when it is completed.
§ Mr. MarplesInvitations to tender for two types of reactor system suitable for a large tanker were issued at the beginning of February; the closing date for their receipt is 29th July. The question of repair facilities for the reactor on such a ship will require further consideration in the light,inter alia, of the Report of the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Powered Ships, but is clearly not an immediate problem for some years.