Supply Chain and Long-Term Operation

Chair: Laurent-Olivier Coudeyre (EDF)
Staff Director: Nathan Paterson

The Group’s mission is to enable a competitive and resilient supply chain in delivering worldwide nuclear new build and long-term operations. Activities are focussed on enabling a successful business environment to industrialize new nuclear technologies; manufacturing, supply equipment and services; deploy and construct nuclear power plants and deliver their long term operation. The group supports the development of the periodic Supply Chain Outlook Report which consolidates key data, analysis and recommendations. It provides a market-oriented review of the opportunities and challenges for nuclear power plants and their supply chain.

Activities include: monitoring and identifying market trends; sharing of best practice for supply chain strategies; developing industry guidance for cost-competitive, consistent and efficient nuclear plant construction and refurbishments; and exploring the balance of both global and local supply chains driving the industry into new market segments and partnerships, and encouraging the development of supportive mechanisms for product quality assurance and continuous performance improvement. 

The Group exchanges regularly with international stakeholders on industrial developments including with the OECD-NEA’s CNRA Working Group on Supply Chain (WGSUP), IAEA Supply Chain Management activities, World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), regional nuclear associations and Nuclear Quality Standard Association (NQSA).

The group also produces other relevant reports such as Lesson-learning in Nuclear Construction Projects and Countering Counterfeit, Fraudulent and Suspect Items in the Nuclear Supply Chain.

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World Nuclear Association
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London WC2E 7HA, UK
t: +44 (0)20 7451 1520

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