§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) if he will list the major nuclear research projects being undertaken by the Atomic Energy Authority, together with the dates they commenced and the objectives of each project at the time they were originally initiated;
(2) if he will list the major nuclear research projects being paid for by his Department together with the dates they commenced and the objectives of each project at the time they were originally initiated.
§ Mr. WakehamThe objectives of the nuclear R and D programmes currently funded by the Department and carried out by UKAEA are described in chapter 5 of the
Scenarios of future United Kingdom generation by fuel type (TWh) 1990 2005 2020 CL CH CL CH CL CH Coal 209 208 205 230 62 358 Oil 8 8 10 10 10 10 Gas 0 0 105 58 399 86 Nuclear 66 66 77 77 43 43 Hydro 3 3 3 3 3 3 Imports 13 13 4 13 4 13 Renewables 0 0 0 4 5 8 Total 299 298 405 397 525 520
Scenarios of future United Kingdom capacity by fuel type (GW) 1990 2005 2020 CL CH CL CH CL CH Coal 43 43 37 37 12 55 Oil 14 14 16 16 9 9 Gas 0 0 21 19 82 38 Nuclear 12 12 13 13 7 7 Hydro 1 1 1 1 1 1 Imports 2 2 2 2 2 2 Renewables 0 0 0 1 1 1 Total 72 72 91 89 114 114 Notes: CL = Central growth, low price scenario. CH = Central growth, high price scenario.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give for both coal-fired and nuclear plant, in GW, TWh and Mtoe, the assumed gross loss of old plant and the assumed gross gain in new plant, during both 1990 to 2005 and 2005 to 2020 assumed in tables 4.10 and 4.11 of his Department's "Evaluation of Energy Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions".
§ Mr. WakehamThe gross gains and losses of coal and nuclear capacity underlying tables 4.10 and 4.11 in energy paper No. 58 are shown in the table. Comparisons are meaningful only on this GW basis. The figures relate to purely illustrative scenarios which used International Energy Agency fuel price assumptions.
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Capacity retired and new capacity built (GW) 1990 to 2005 2005 to 2020 CL CH CL CH Coal Capacity lost 6 6 28 46 New capacity 0 0 3 46 Net change -6 -6 -25 +18 1990 public expenditure White Paper (Cm 1005). Details of UKAEA's programmes are contained in its annual reports which are laid before Parliament.