Market Competition in the Nuclear Industry
Nuclear power plants require a wide variety of specialised equipment, materials and services for their construction, operation and fuelling. There has been much consolidation and retrenchment in the nuclear industry since the 1980s, with the emergence of some large global nuclear companies. Electricity market liberalisation in many OECD countries has meanwhile placed nuclear plant operators under increased competitive pressure.
These structural changes in both the producer and consumer sides of the nuclear industry have had implications for the level of competition in the nuclear engineering and fuel cycle markets. With renewed expansion of nuclear power now anticipated, this study examines competition in the major nuclear industry sectors at present, and how this may change with a significant upturn in demand.
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Introduction
Nuclear Energy Agency
Designing, building, operating and fuelling nuclear power plants requires their owners/operators to procure a variety of specialised nuclear equipment, materials and services. The markets to provide these have changed substantially over their history as they have evolved from the government-led early stages of the nuclear industry.
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