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him for. According to him, Friends of the Parth tri- quartione uhou! Townch durigno? Sale at the Strewell Inquiry but did not develop this line of argument. However, while I had Dr Harbison's attention, I took the opportunity of agreeing with him the following 'lines to take' for inclusion in the briefing:
Although the Nuclear T-tallations Inspectorate have never assessed the Fe reactor in detail, they have no reason to doubt that the general characteristics of the French plant, developed the basis of the Westinghouse design, are such licenseable in the UK.
it would be
The UK authorities have had discuss.ons with the French authorities and we are satisfied that the French
require a high standard of safety in their reactors.
2. I have also had talks with the Foreign Office about the earlier request from the Chinese for help with their graphita reactors, which request may be repeated on this or
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similar in design to those at Chernobyl The request turned down because the reactors are principally use : purposes and I suggest we adhere to this line using the briefing which has been agreed with the Foreign Office:
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We understand that currently Chinese nuclear react
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we regret we cannot assist with requests / co-operation on in-service inspections.
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inclusion in the briefing for the Queen and the Frize which is due to be completed later today.
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