§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list those Government Departments which have, in the last five years, made use of the JASON nuclear reactor facility at the Royal Naval college, Greenwich; and if he will identify the purpose and date of each such occasion;
(2) if he will list those commercial companies which have in the last five years made use of the JASON nuclear reactor facility at the Royal Naval college, Greenwich; and if he will identify the purpose and the date of each such occasion;
(3) if he will list those university and polytechnic departments which have, in the last five years, made use of the JASON nuclear reactor facility at the Royal Naval college, Greenwich; and if he will identify the purpose and date of each such occasion.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe only Government Department to have used the JASON nuclear reactor 341W facility at the Royal Naval college, Greenwich, during the last five years is the Ministry of Defence. It has been used on a frequent basis as part of the training provided at the college in support of the Royal Navy nuclear propulsion programme. The output on average from the facility is just about sufficient to power a 60-watt light bulb.