Upon its establishment in April 1955 the chairman of the CEA was Lord Citrine; the two deputy chairmen were Sir Henry Self and Josiah Eccles.
The CEA believed that the cost of extra equipment and the high price of oil would make the scheme uneconomic.
The CEA limited dual-firing to a small number of stations in the south of the country remote from coal fields.
[8] The Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) had encouraged major manufacturers of equipment – principally boilers and turbo-alternators – to form consortia to supply the nuclear power station contracts.
[9] The CEA was reluctant to give turnkey contracts to these consortia as it wished to retain control of design and ordering.
[13] In July 1954 the Minister of Fuel and Power, Geoffrey Lloyd, appointed a departmental committee, chaired by Sir Edwin Herbert, to examine the efficiency and organisation of the industry and to make recommendations.