The methods and sources of financing potentially available for nuclear power projects are not in principle different from those available for any other large power sector or infrastructure project. The first step for those seeking to promote a nuclear project is to mitigate the financial risks involved in building and operating a nuclear plant in the country concerned to the extent possible. It is then the residual financial risks, and how the project is structured to allocate these risks among the various parties involved, which determines whether the project can be successfully financed.