The property and construction consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall has more than 25 years experience of working in the nuclear sector and has recently been appointed to lead the cost management team at Olkiluoto 3 in Finland. Deryck Barton, head of nuclear for Rider Levett Bucknall, talks about the problems and solutions of managing costs for both new and existing nuclear plants and explains how the changing role of the cost consultant is set to alleviate some of the challenges.

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