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...Construction techniques have modernised since the plant opened in 1965....
...Across the word, there are around 180 facilities currently under construction or in their design phase, mostly in the Middle East and North Africa....
...Nuclear is increasingly viewed as critical to the transition to clean energy, but construction of reactors has historically been plagued by cost overruns and delays, along with fears about safety and concerns...
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...But that was not enough to cover a 6.1 per cent increase in energy demand in China as its economy grew on the back of sectors including construction....
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