CONTENTS | Balance of plant Volume 73 | No. 862


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16 | Supply chain


cover story


Building the future The key issue for plant life extension is not nuclear but balance of plant electrical systems.


20 | Safety & security


special report


The local content cost Local benefits are a key political concern for new build, but do they also risk increasing cost?


38 Respect your neighbours Probabilistic Safety Assessments (PSAs) and sites that host multiple nuclear reactors.


SMRs & Advanced reactors


41 25 years of INPRO INPRO was created to address the long-term sustainability of nuclear energy.


Commentary


46 Initiating culture change Can the UK’s Fingleton Report act as a catalyst for a culture change in nuclear?


Events


41 What’s on? A list of exhibitions, conferences, webinars and digital events.


Contacts 42 Contact us!


Cover image: The instrumentation and control systems installed today will become the legacy systems of 2060. Source: Shutterstock


News


6 Lead News India’s 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) has achieved first criticality.


7-13 Roundup Follow us on social media:


Opinion 14 Changing how we remember When is it time to grow from the worst of the past and celebrate nuclear achievements?


38 Fuel & fuel cycle @neimagazine


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26 Securing nuclear fuel supply A wave of new initiatives is aimed at achieving nuclear energy independence. Will it be enough?


Policy & finance facebook.com/neimagazine/


30 Inside Sweden’s nuclear U-turn As Sweden pivots from a nuclear phase-out NEi explores what’s driving the shift.


Supply chain


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34 Working together at scale How can a healthy regional nuclear ecosystem support project delivery at scale?


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