§ Mr. Masonasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science how much money was spent on the Intermediate Current Stability Experiment; what results it yielded; and why it was ended.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethThis experiment was authorised, but before it could be started the Atomic Energy Authority announced, in September, 1960, that they were not proceeding with in because design studies showed that it would take more effort and resources than were justified. Certain contracts which had already been placed, to the value of about £800,000, were modified to provide equipment and valuable information for the programme of smaller experiments which have taken its place. The net cost of abandoning the experiment is now estimated to be about £20,000.