HC Deb 21 May 1946 vol 423 c65W
135. Mr. P. Thorneycroft

asked the Minister of Supply when the proposed atomic research station at Didcot will be in operation.

Mr. Woodburn

Research on a small scale is expected to start in the course of a few weeks, and I hope that the conversion of buildings, the provision of equipment and the recruitment and housing of staff will be sufficiently advanced to enable research work to be carried on on a material scale towards the end of this year.