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starts from the premise that energy in all available forms will be needed

for economic growth and an improvement of the quality of life in

developing countries, and that electricity produced on a large scale will

Nuclear power is seen as likely to have an increasingly

be essential.

important role to play in meeting this need.

The Expert Group noted that at present there are significant

constraints to the introduction and implementation of nuclear power

programmes in developing countries. The difficulty in obtaining

financing is certainly a major constraint but others were also

identified. Most important is that the nuclear power programme must be

an integral part of an overall development programme and the government

must have a strong commitment to the nuclear power programme. Once it

has been launched there should be no wavering about carrying it through.

This means that the necessary infrastructures must have been put in

place. Qualified manpower must be made available at all levels and

organizations must be created for the planning and implementation of the

projects, for operating and regulating the safety of the plants.

Industrial support must be made available and in many cases the electric

grid must be developed, taking into account the future nuclear plants.

On the critical issue of financing the Expert Group noted that

existing agreements on nuclear power financing are not very responsive to

the needs of developing countries. It recommended that new financing

models should be studied, in particular joint venture models in which

suppliers could invest in the developing countries and sell the

electricity until the plant is paid for.

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