Nuclear Power Not Encouraging
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON, May 15. A British official working group studying nuclear power for ship propulsion yesterday reported that “there is no reactor type at present under consideration which holds firm promise of becoming economic.”
But the group, appointed by the Government three years ago, said “there is a probability that nuclear power will ultimately be used in commercial ships.” The group of experts, headed by Sir Thomas Padmore, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Transport, said there was therefore a
choice of three courses of action for Britain:— Three Choices 1. To build and test a reactor now, or in the fairly near future. 2. To defer this step until a design with more obvious economic potentialities seemed a reasonable possibility and meantime continue a research programme which is costing about £2m a year. 3. To reduce research effort simply to what was necessary to complete present '■ommitments, with a view to resuming it if promising ideas emerged.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30442, 16 May 1964, Page 13
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