§ Mr. Marplesasked the Minister of Technology if he will list the research establishments under the Atomic Energy Authority, including their location, the date they were originally established, the total staff, both qualified engineers and
A. CIVIL RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS Net Cost £ million Name Location Year of Origin Q.S.E. Other Staff 1958–59 1968–69 (Estimated) Atomic Energy Research Establishment. Harwell, Berks. 1946 900 4,580 10.0 13.4 Research Laboratory Wantage, Berks. 1956 Culham Laboratory Culham, Berks. 1960 185 610 — 2.5 Atomic Energy Establishment. Winfrith, Dorset 1957 380 1,770 0.7 3.3 Experimental Reactor Establishment. Dounreay, Caithness 1955 250 2,055 2.5 4.5 Reactor Fuel Element Laboratory. Springfields, Lancs. 1946 140 475 3.4 6.1 Reactor Engineering Laboratory Risley, Lancs. 1961 90 345 Reactor Materials Laboratory Culcheth, Warrington, Lanes. 1951 95 190 Reactor Development Laboratory. Windscale, Cumberland. 1947 140 305
B. DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS Name Location Year of Origin Atomic Weapons Research Establishment … Aldermaston, Berks. … … 1951 Foulness Establishment … Foulness, Essex … … 1948 Orfordness Establishment … Orfordness, Suffolk … … 1959 It would not be in the public interest to publish figures of the staff and expenditure of the Defence Research Establishments.