§ Mr. Skeetasked the Minister of Power (1) if he will state the actual capital cost of every nuclear power station built in the United Kingdom and compare these figures with the original estimated costs; and what are the estimated costs of nuclear power stations scheduled to be built in the United Kingdom;
17W(2) if he will state the capital cost per kilowatt of every nuclear power station constructed and under course of construction in the United Kingdom; and if he will give a similar table setting out comparative costs for power stations utilising conventional fuels built during
NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS Station Date of Commissioning 1st set Capacity Original estimated cost Latest estimated cost (MW.s.o.) (£000) (£/KW. s.o.) (£000) (£/KW. s.o.) Berkeley … … 1962 276 39,810 144.2 48,778 176.7 Bradwell … … 1962 300 42,807 142.7 51,500 171.7 Dungeness* … … 1964 550 65,685 119.4 61,290 111.4 Hinckley Point* … … 1963 500 60,134 120.3 71,241 142.5 Oldbury* … … 1966 560 60,371 107.8 62,487 111.6 Sizewell* … … 1966 580 58,434 100.8 61,473 106.0 Trawsfynydd* … … 1964 500 61,405 122.8 67,835 135.7 *Not yet operational. Notes (a) The cost of initial fuel charges excluded. (b) The original estimates have been revised to take account of the need for design changes in the light of experience, including the Windscale incident. Final costs are not yet available.
CONVENTIONAL POWER STATIONS Stations completed in last three years Latest estimated cost Stations under construction Estimated cost (£/KW.s.o.) (£/KW.s.o.) 1960 Plymough "B" … … 52.7 Richborough … … … 53.9 South Denes … … 55.8 West Thurrock … … … 42.7 Drakelow "B " … … 51.7 Fawley … … … 31.8 Agecroft "C" … … 54 0 Kingsnorth … … … 44.3 Bold "B" … … 53.2 Tilbury "B" … … … 36.1 Elland … … 53.8 Aberthaw "A" … … … 61.8 Blyth "A" … … 58.2 Drakelow "C" … … … 39.6 1961 Ferrybridge "C" … … 33.5 Belvedere … … 56.8 Blyth "B" … … … 37.4 Staythorpe "B" … … 56.6 Eggborough … … … 34.8 1962 Northfleet … … 50.8 Thorpe Marsh … … … 37.7 Rugeley … … 52.1 West Burton … … … 36.7 Uskmouth "B" … … 58.0 Willington "B" … … … 43.0 High Marnham … … 52.0 Padiham "B" … … 54.8 Skelton Grange "B" … … 53.4