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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Peter Rost (Conservative), on Monday, 11 November 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 24 members in total.

NUCLEAR FUSION AT CULHAM

That this House congratulates the team of scientists at the Joint European Torus Project, on their world first achievement, the successful creation of nuclear fusion in the experimental reactor at Culham; acknowledges this breakthrough as an important landmark in the work to prove the feasibility of producing abundant clean safe energy; and hopes the research will continue to progress towards an ultimate solution to the threat of greenhouse gas emissions to the global environment.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

NUCLEAR FUSION AT CULHAM (118A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Paul Flynn (primary, Labour) and tabled on Wednesday, 20 November 1991. It has been signed by 1 members in total.
leave out from 'Culham' to end and add 'notes the electricity generated was for two seconds only at a cost of more than ??750 million; and is concerned that widespread use of nuclear fusion would inevitably produce great volumes of radioactive waste and would greatly increase the proliferation of nuclear weapon materials and that the process is unlikely to be of any practical value for many decades.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
118 
118A1 
Session
1991-92
Subjects
Joint European torus Nuclear fusion Culham
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk