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[eng] In France as in Germany, in nuclear industry, or at least the branch of nuclear industry which builds power plants, one has seen in the seventies the withdrawal of U.S. multinationals, and the rise of 2 monopolies, EmpainFramatome and Siemens-KWU. Moreover, French nuclear industry, manufacturing nuclear fuel and power plants, has proved more powerful and forward going than its German counter-part for several reasons :. — first, technico-economic one: a nuclear power plant is first metallurgy (main function of Empain) and secondary electrical engineering (Siemens).. — Reason of industrial organisation: Empain practices integration whereas Siemens sub-contracts all over Europe.. — Reason of industrial policy : thanks to EDF's orders, Empain has batches whereas Siemens has not.. In short, the French pattern is more efficient. [fre] En France comme en Allemagne, l'industrie nucléaire, celle du moins qui construit les centrales nucléaires, a vu au cours des années 70 les multinationales américaines se retirer pour laisser place à 2 monopoles Empain-Framatome et Siemens-KWU. Qui plus est, l'industrie nucléaire française, celle aussi qui a la charge du cycle du combustible, a une puissance et un dynamisme supérieurs à ceux de son homologue allemande. A cela plusieurs raisons :. — Raison d'ordre technico-économique : une centrale nucléaire c'est d'abord de la métallurgie (fonction essentielle d'Empain) et secondairement de la construction électrique (Siemens).. — Raison d'organisation industrielle : Empain intègre, Siemens sous-traite dans toute l'Europe.. — Raison de politique industrielle : Empain pratique la série (grâce aux commandes d'EDF) ce que ne fait pas Siemens.. Bref, le modèle français est plus efficace.
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Bernard Real, 1980.
"Structures et performances de l'industrie nucléaire. Une comparaison France-R.F.A,"
Revue d'Économie Industrielle, Programme National Persée, vol. 11(1), pages 78-92.
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RePEc:prs:recind:rei_0154-3229_1980_num_11_1_1959
DOI: 10.3406/rei.1980.1959
Note: DOI:10.3406/rei.1980.1959
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