HC Deb 28 July 1955 vol 544 c222W
Major Hicks Beach

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether in view of the ever-increasing technical knowledge on the subject of nuclear energy and in view of the fact that it would be more economic to do so, he will instruct the Central Electricity Authority to place nuclear generators in close proximity to the source of demand.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

Since the main function of nuclear power stations will be to meet national base load requirements, proximity to local sources of demand is only one of the factors to be considered in determining their sites.