HC Deb 13 November 2001 vol 374 c657W
Mr. Stunell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the total installed capacity of nuclear generators in the UK in each year since 1990. [12792]

Mr. Wilson

[holding answer 7 November 2001]: The information requested is as follows:

Capacity of nuclear stations in the UK in DNC' terms MW
End March 1990 11,083
End March 1991 11,353
End March 1992 11,353
End March 1993 11,353
End March 1994 11,894
End March 1995 12,037
End March 1996 12,762
End December 19962 12,916
End December 1997 12,946
End December 1998 12,956
End December 1999 12,956
End December 2000 12,486
1Declared net capability
21n 1996 a change was made to measure capacity at the end of the calendar year rather than at the end of March

Source:

Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2001 Table 5.7 and corresponding table for earlier years

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