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In a packed conference room in west London, EDF executives explained how it is planning to organise the work required to build the four 1650MW PWRs it plans for the UK over the next 15 years. More than 600 people registered to attend the one-day event, which included 10-minute meet-and-greet sessions with some suppliers and EDF procurement staff.
With its fleet of standardised, load-following nuclear reactors and range of domestic fuel cycle facilities, the French nuclear programme is certainly unique. But it is not without critics
In 2008 the number of nuclear reactors starting construction hit double figures, with China and Russia leading the race. There has been much activity in India, too, after last year’s nuclear cooperation deals. Our World Survey covers recent developments in every country with operating commercial reactors.
Despite a massive budget, the US DOE has achieved few of its objectives; we should take a lesson from history about what to do next, says Clinton Bastin