1. INTRODUCTION  1

1.1. Background  1

1.2. Objective  1

1.3. Scope  2

1.4. Structure  2

2. NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL INVOLVEMENT: APPROACHES AND DECISIONS  3

2.1. Introduction  3

2.2. Definition of industrial involvement  3

2.3. Benefits of national industrial involvement  6

2.4. Relationship between the size of the programme and the level of national industrial involvement  6

2.5. Short and longer term localization objectives for the NPP life cycle  7

2.6. Decision on national industrial involvement  8

2.7. Contractual arrangements  9

2.8. Balance between localization scope and project risk  10

3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAKEHOLDERS RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL INVOLVEMENT  12

3.1. Governmental organizations  12

3.2. Owner/operator  14

3.3. Vendors and EPC contractors  16

3.4. Supply chain  16

4. FACTORS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL INVOLVEMENT  19

4.1. Introduction  19

4.2. Legal and regulatory framework  19

4.3. Safety classification, codes and standards  20

4.4. Owner/operator's contracting strategy: Contract type, vendor financing, technology transfer and national manufacturing  24

4.5. Supplier development  26

4.6. Considerations for technology transfer  30

4.7. Capacity building  34

4.8. Potential risk to industrial involvement  35

5. INDUSTRIAL INVOLVEMENT TARGETS FOR EACH PHASE OF THE MILESTONES APPROACH  36

5.1. Phase 1: Assessing potential for national industrial involvement  38

5.2. Phase 2: Initiating the national industrial involvement plan  39

5.3. Phase 3: Implementing national industrial involvement plans  44