§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether it is the intention of the AEA to proceed with HTR technology or to defer all further work on this line of development for some years.
§ Mr. BennThe Atomic Energy Authority and the other parties responsible for our nuclear programmes are experienced in gas-cooled technology and are in regular touch with their counterparts abroad. But they do not at present have the resources for a larger effort on the high temperature reactor.