§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy, of the total anticipated cost of the projected Sizewell pressurised water reactor at £1,147 million, what value of order he estimates will be placed in the United Kingdom and allocated to contractors abroad, respectively.
§ Mr. GoodladThe Central Electricity Generating Board expects that approximately 7 per cent. of the total280W cost of the Sizewell B project would be accounted for by contracts placed abroad. Of these contracts, about half of the value would be for plant and equipment, and the remainder for licence fees, software and other services.
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy what he assesses to be the value of uranium fuel used in Sizewell B.
§ Mr. GoodladApproximately 5,400 tonnes of uranium would be required to fuel the station over its expected lifetime. The value would depend on market prices in future years.