§ Mr. Currieasked the Paymaster-General the estimated average cost of the provision of a nuclear energy plant for the generation of electrical current.
§ Sir I. HorobinThe cost depends on the type and size of the plant and on the nature of the site, but it is expected that the large nuclear power stations now being built or designed for the Central Electricity Generating Board will cost of the order of £60 million to £65 million, excluding the initial fuel charge. for a station of 500,000 kilowatts output capacity.