§ 59. Mr. Forrestasked the Minister of Power, in view of his responsibilities for sanctioning the capital cost of building power stations, what information he has of the number of men needed to build an atomic power station compared with a 23W conventional power station of comparable output, and of the number of men employed in the running of an atomic power station compared with a conventional power station of similar size and output.
§ Mr. PeytonThe following table gives figures for four actual stations. They should not be taken as an accurate guide to the number of men who would be needed to build other stations as they can vary greatly with site conditions.
— Output Capacity Peak Constructional Labour Force Operational Labour Force Bradwell (nuclear) MW 300 1,800 (total man-months 80,000) 464 Uskmouth B (coal) 340 1,100 (total man-monts (34,000) 409* Trawsfynydd (nuclear) 500 2,100 (estimated total man-months 99,000) 361 (provisional) Aberthaw A (coal) 560 2,000 (total man-months 79,000) 465 * 190 of the operational labour force at Uskmouth B also provide services for Uskmouth A.