Industrial infrastructure

A substantial prerequisite for an increase of the domestic participation is the existence of an ''industrial infrastructure''. As long as a structure such as that described in this paper does not exist, domestic industry participation will continue to be confined to the assembly of components, while most of the supplies (materials, accessory parts) would have to be imported. The scope and set-up of the ''industrial infrastructure'' will be determined by a study of the required capacity and organization, which has to be prepared at a very early stage (second phase of an envisaged transfer of technology), and which will be included within the scope of a nuclear programme. Experience has shown that the different state institutes, the universities, private industry and the State companies work independently without any co-ordination of their activities. By the assignment of tasks, after taking into account existing conditions, an infrastructure can be built up which can be developed more intensively in the different fields co-operating with the institutes of the partner country. In the past good co-ordination of the different activities by an experienced partner has turned out to be absolutely necessary. This, too, presents the opportunity of co-operation with the main contractor who has extensive experience in constructing nuclear power plants. In the course of time, this co-ordination function can be transferred to a specially qualified domestic institute or company, which will undertake further development and co-ordination. (author)