Dr. Bennettasked the Prime Minister what has been achieved by the National Institute for Research in Nuclear Science since its establishment in the early part of this year; and if he will make a statement with regard to its programme and financial resources.
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§ The Prime MinisterThe first task of the National Institute has been to examine the proposals for the construction of a new particle accelerator to permit further development of nuclear research. The design for this machine, a 7,000 million electron volt proton synchrotron, has now been agreed and work on its construction has been put in hand. The machine, which is expected to cost about £7 million, will be built on a site to be made available by the Atomic Energy Authority adjacent to the Research Establishment at Harwell. The functions and financial arrangements of the National Institute were described in the statement made by my hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 14th February. 1957.