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Rolls-Royce looks to civil nuclear after MoD contract

There has always been transfer between military and civil sectors, if you consider most are funded through companies such as BNFL and NNL. They won't be taking parts used on a sub and chucking it in to a reactor. It's more to do with RR having a proven history of being able to produce parts to the correct quality grades. And this kind of funding isn't atypical for large projects, the customer often pays for equipment and tooling. And while there probably are more efficient ways to create jobs (and we do need the housing). The jobs are really a nice bonus.

22 Jun 2012

8:13 pm