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1.

SIZEWELL B

DEN HAVE NOW ADVISED US THAT THE PRESENT POSITION IN

REGARD TO THE SIZEWELL B PROJECT IS AS FOLLOWS. UNDER EXISTING

STATUTES, THE CENTRAL ELECTRICITY GENERATING BOARD HAVE TO SEEK THE

CONSENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENERGY UNDER SECTION 2 OF

THE ELECTRIC LIGHTING ACT 1909 TO CONSTRUCT ANY GENERATING

STATION. THEIR APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT A PRESSURISED WATER

REACTOR AT SIZEWELL HAS BEEN THROUGH A LENGTHY PUBLIC INQUIRY AND

THE INSPECTOR, SIR FRANK LAYFIELD, HAS TOLD THE SECRETARY OF

STATE THAT HE NOW HOPES TO DELIVER HIS REPORT TO HIM IN

SEPTEMBER. THE SECRETARY OF STATE THEN INTENDS TO REACH HIS

DECISIONS ON THE REPORT AS SOON AS HE POSSIBLY CAN. THERE IS NO

INDICATION AT THIS STAGE OF THE LIKELY OUTCOME OF THE INQUIRY.

2.

THE BOARD WILL ALSO REQUIRE A SEPARATE SITE LICENCE FROM THE NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS INSPECTORATE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION CAN

BEGIN.

3.

DEN NOTE THAT THIS MEETS YOUR QUERIES (B) AND (C) IN PARA 2 OF TUR. IN REGARD TO (A) THEY ADVISE THAT THEY CONSIDER THE START DATE REPORTED IN THE NEI JOURNAL TO BE PURELY SPECULATIVE. IN REGARD TO (D), THEY ADVISE THAT THEY CANNOT ANTICIPATE THE

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