§ 37. Sir Richard Glynasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what progress is being made with the advanced 95W gas-cooled reactor; and whether the prototype is achieving its designed output at a competitive cost.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethThe advanced gas-cooled reactor at Windscale has continued to operate at its net design output of 28 MW(E). This is an experimental plant, small compared with a power reactor, which is not itself designed to produce electricity at competitive cost. The purpose is to demonstrate the feasibility of the A.G.R. system and provide for its further development.