Edited sentence: There are several reasons to expect significant improvement if new third generation nuclear power stations are built:.big-project management techniques have improved over the last 15 years.modern designs are simpler, use fewer materials and require less on-site fabrication.more competitive international process for letting a nuclear construction contract.the designs are internationally standardised, so reducing "first of a kind" costs.the most recently built nuclear stations elsewhere in the world (in China and South Korea) have already achieved lower build cost and quicker construction times.turnkey (fixed price) contracts rather than the cost-plus contracts that were characteristic of past UK nuclear construction