While some growth reflects genuine scope refinement, a significant portion arises because uncertainty is resolved by adding scope rather than by testing whether that scope is genuinely required. Common drivers include operating uncertainty allowances, risk-driven redundancy, throughput capacity margins, integration interface buffers, residual risk contingency and late design changes. Each may appear rational in isolation, yet their cumulative effect can materially increase capital intensity.
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