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Fellows, R and Liu, A M M (2012) Managing organizational interfaces in engineering construction projects: addressing fragmentation and boundary issues across multiple interfaces. Construction Management and Economics, 30(08), 653-71.

Greenwood, D and Gledson, B J (2012) The efficient scheduling of resources in engineering construction projects: reflections on a case study from Iran. Construction Management and Economics, 30(08), 687-95.

Koch, C (2012) Contested overruns and performance of offshore wind power plants. Construction Management and Economics, 30(08), 609-22.

Locatelli, G and Mancini, M (2012) Looking back to see the future: building nuclear power plants in Europe. Construction Management and Economics, 30(08), 623-37.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: cost escalation; delay; large engineering projects; nuclear power plants; optimism bias
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2012.684884
  • Abstract:
    The so-called "nuclear renaissance" in Europe is promulgated by the execution of two large engineering projects involving the construction of two European Pressurized Reactors (EPRs) in Flamanville, France and Olkiluoto in Finland. As both projects have faced budget overruns and delays, this paper analyses their governance and history to derive lessons useful for the construction of future projects. Analysis indicates that the reasons for these poor outcomes are: overoptimistic estimations, first-of-a-kind (FOAK) issues and undervaluation of regulation requirements. These pitfalls have the potential to impact on many other engineering construction projects and highlight fruitful areas of further research into project performance.

Madter, N, Brookes, N J, Bower, D A and Hagan, G (2012) Exploring project management continuing professional development in engineering construction. Construction Management and Economics, 30(08), 639-51.

Pasquire, C (2012) Positioning Lean within an exploration of engineering construction. Construction Management and Economics, 30(08), 673-85.