This compared with the drastically more modest figure of less than 5tn cubic feet produced only three years ago, but covered a far smaller area – the Bowland region in north-west England.
These are modest figures compared to those of Giddins and Johnson, but, unlike that odd couple, Finn is here to stay.
Some nuclear power experts offer more modest figures, noting that much of the heavy foundry work and other tasks would have to be done overseas, at least in the initial phase.
Chris Gardner, director of mortgage broker Obligo, warned: "This year's apparently modest figures could be the tip of the iceberg.
But even those modest figures may overstate the strength of the economies, at least as seen by those who live in them.
The V-twin unit produced 25 horsepower and 36 pound-feet of torque – modest figures, but sufficient to drive the 1,199lb front-wheel-drive car to a top speed of 70mph.
He managed only 1/127, and was ignored for the first two Tests before being selected to make his Test debut in the Third Test against Australia in Bangalore, where he scored 4 not out and a duck, and recorded the modest match figures of 2/136 as Australia won the match by eight wickets.
Even that modest figure consists mostly of second- and third-generation Koreans and Chinese whose ancestors were brought to Japan when it maintained colonies on the Asian mainland.
He can speedily recommend a 3percenttaxax decrease down the line, a modest figure, the uniform application of which would help in restoring conservative philosophical confidence.
The Oxford Mail may have exceeded its expectations in attracting 1,200 users to its Whatsapp news service in six months but this is still a modest figure in the world of social media, where the Mail's own Twitter feed has nearly 25,000 followers.
