[Rodney King]

I am no expert, but the French have a tried and true simple uniform design. This is one example where big government was efficacious.

OK. I was just wondering if the greater efficiency is in the design, or if perhaps it results simply from using the same design, be it an intrinsically "better" design or not.

[Torie]

It is better because it is easier to build due to the experience of the contractors with it, and thus has less of a chance for flaws, and has been tested more thoroughly. That is my guess. I early in my career had some experience from a legal standpoint with the building of a Bechtel reactor near Phoenix. It was a nightmare. One part after another built by subcontractors failed test procedures. My job was to advise how to get out of the subcontracts as early as possible.