§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what consultations he has had with the nuclear installations inspectorate regarding safety considerations in managing two or more nuclear power stations on one nuclear site in single or multiple ownership;
(2) what proposals he has for the avoidance of more than one nuclear power station operator having control of generation of any one nuclear island.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerI refer the hon. Member to the statement which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made to the House on 9 November at column 1175.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what consultations he has had with the nuclear installations inspectorate regarding safety considerations in managing nuclear power stations after vesting day in the electricity supply industry.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerMy Department maintains close contact with the Health and Safety Executive's nuclear installations inspectorate on all matters relating to nuclear safety. The vesting of the electricity supply industry will not lead to any diminution of existing standards of nuclear safety.
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§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) if he will list each nuclear power station giving the date on which they were authorised, when work commenced, when they were commissioned and when they first produced their design capacity;
(2) if he will list for each nuclear power station their original designed output capacity, their revised output capacity, and their average load factors based on both the original and revised figures;
(3) what is the maximum output achieved by each nuclear power station; and when it was achieved.
§ Mr. WakehamMuch of the information requested can be derived from published information. I have, nevertheless, asked the chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board to write to the hon. Member, as this is an operational matter for the board.