Q&A Building the UK's new capacity

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How fast could Britain go nuclear?rnIt's been mentioned that Britain needs to get its skates on with reactor build because of the supply chain.rnCould there be a severe delay if orders don't start coining in?rnThere are concerns over a pinch, especially with reactor casting, as there are only three or four companies capable of casting a commercial reactor pressure vessel. But we have reserved capacity with them, as we're confident that there's going to be an extensive programme of new reactors around the world. As they are ordered we'll slot them in against that reserved capacity. If you believe in the marketplace, you can expect producers to fill gaps in the market. Peoplernshouldn't forget that in the 1970s the world was building 20 reactors per year and there's no reason we shouldn't go back to that.