The public often perceive nuclear power production as cutting-edge technology, a high-tech world where state-of-the-art science meets industrial innovation. However insiders may take a different view, seeing instead a conservative industry hindered by a fondness for old technologies, reluctant to embrace innovations while struggling under the burden of equipment obsolescence. Manufacturers producing new technologies which can improve production capacity and safety are investing in nuclear accreditation in the hope of entering the market - but what are the chances that they will actually ever secure a deal? This months' Insider Bill Henwood from ValvTechnologies Inc shares his views.
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