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GUANGDONG NUCLEAR SAFETY: YAXLEY'S VISIT
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1. CAILLAULT (HEAD, OVERSEAS PROJECTS, EDF) PROPOSES THAT YAXLEY SHOULD VISIT THE FRENCH NUCLEAR STATION AT GRAVELINES ON 21 JULY. HE HOPES THAT YAXLEY WILL BE ABLE TO ARRIVE DURING THE EVENING OF 20 JULY (BY FERRY AT CALAIS OR DUNKIRK?) TO PERMIT AN EARLY START TO A FULL DAY'S PROGRAMME. HE IS CONTENT FOR SOMEONE FROM HARWELL TO ACCOMPANY YAXLEY.
2. CAILLAULT CONSIDERS THAT CHOOZ (AND OTHER BELGIAN STATIONS) WOULD PRESENT SIMILAR DIFFICULTIES TO THOSE OF THE DOEL STATION NEAR ANTWERP. GRAVELINES IS SITUATED APPROX 10 KMS FROM DUNKIRK, 20 KMS FROM CALAIS AND 35 KMS FROM THE KENT COAST. THE LILLE CONURBATION (POPULATION APPROX 1 MILLION) IS ABOUT 90 KMS AWAY.
3. CAILLAULT WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR EARLY CONFIRMATION OF YAXLEY'S TRAVEL PLANS AND FOR GUIDANCE ON SPECIFIC AREAS OF BRIEFING WHICH WE WOULD WISH TO SEE COVERED. EDF THEMSELVES HAVE IN MIND PRESENTATIONS ON EMERGENCY PLANNING PROCEDURES AND RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE VISIT OF STATION.
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