§ 45. Mr. David Griffithsasked the Minister of Technology how much foreign currency is spent on the uranium imported for use in the existing nuclear power stations; what is the total annual cost in foreign currency of supplying the stations now operating; and what will be the total annual cost when the first series of nuclear stations is complete.
§ Mr. BennIt has not been the practice, for defence and commercial reasons, to reveal details of the imports of uranium by U.K.A.E.A. In broad terms, however, the annual cost in foreign currency of supplying the uranium for the nuclear stations now operating is about £8 million; this will rise to about £10 million in 1969–70 when the first series of nuclear stations is complete.