§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for Energy what proportion of electricity he estimates will be generated by nuclear power in 1990; and what proportion of electricity is currently generated by nuclear power.
§ Mr. GoodladIn 1983 nuclear electricity contributed 17.8 per cent. of all electricity available from the United Kingdom public supply system. A comparable figure for 1984 is not yet available. The future nuclear share will depend on a number of factors, including the level of electricity demand. When the three AGRs currently being commissioned at Dungeness B, Heysham 1 and Hartlepool are fully operational, the proportion of the expected demand met by nuclear electricity could rise to about 21 per cent. With the completion and full commissioning278W around the end of this decade of the two further AGRs under construction, the contribution could reach about 25 per cent.