§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) how many advanced gas-cooled reactors have been ordered by the Central Electricity Generating Board; how many construction years have been involved; and which stations are producing electricity;
(2) how many air-cooled reactors were ordered between 1965 and 1970;
(3) how long, on average, the advanced gas-cooled reactor stations have taken to complete.
§ Mr. John MooreThe information concerned was contained in the answer given to the hon. Member on 7 December 1982, which was:
Start of construction *Estimated cost £ million Dungeness B 1966 570 Hinkley Point B 1967 †185 Hartlepool 1968 530 Heysham I 1970 535 Heysham II 1981 1,585 * Cost of construction from start on site to commercial operation of first reactor. † Actual cost. The cost estimates include the initial fuel charge and are based on actual expenditure to 31 March 1982 plus estimates of subsequent expenditure at constant March 1982 prices.
Hinckley Point B, which was completed in 1976, is operating at up to 80 per cent. of its original design output rating. Dungeness B, Hartlepool and Heysham are expected to commence generation in the first half of next year. Heysham II is expected to commence generation in 1987. AGRs in Scotland are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.
I have nothing to add.