18.2.2 Main decisions to be taken by the owner

The owner must take a number of decisions and make available important information to the team in charge of preparing the BIS before the latter can begin its work. Some of the most relevant information is the following:

• Owner (purchaser) identification

• Contractual approach

• Reactor type

• Number of units

• Power range (MWe) per unit and/or for the whole plant

• Plant location

• Site data

• Applicable codes, standards and regulatory requirements

• Cooling water system type

• Power grid characteristics

• Project schedule, including key milestones

• Licensing requirements and process to be followed

• Financing requirements of the project

• Scope of supply reserved to the owner

• Nuclear fuel (if required to be supplied by the plant vendor), and number of reloads to be supplied

• Quality management system requirements

• National participation policy

• Technology transfer objectives.