In order to establish a new nuclear energy program, a country must, of course, first establish a sound knowledge base so that decisions about the direction to be taken are sound and in the interest of the nation concerned. Even with all possible goodwill on the part of outside organizations, they are very unlikely to fully understand the goals of any nation as well as do its native inhabitants. Fortunately, the number of channels of communica­tion is vast, and opportunities for education of staff are excellent.

328 Infrastructure and methodologies for justification of NPPs