§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the final cost of each completed advanced gas cooled reactor station in 1983 prices; and what is the latest estimate, on the same basis, of advanced gas cooled reactor stations under construction.
§ Mr. John MooreI am advised by the CEGB that the final cost of the AGR power station at Hinkley Point B, which was commissioned in 1978, is equivalent to £760 million at 1 April 1983 prices. Three further first generation AGR stations are presently under construction. The latest cost estimate, converted to 1 April 1983 prices, are as follows:
£million Dungeness B 1,550 Hartlepool 1,230 Heysham I 1,150 One second generation AGR power station, Heysham II, is under construction. The sanctioned cost as set out in the evidence to the Sizewell B inquiry was £1,506 million at 31 March 1982 prices, equivalent to £1,596 million at 1 April 1983 prices. The CEGB currently considers that it will complete the project within this estimate. All cost estimates exclude initial fuel costs.
Power stations in Scotland are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.