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STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES
AT KAI TAK, WEDNESDAY, 23 JULY
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As you know the main purpose of my visit to
Europe was to investigate the arrangements made for dealing with incidents at nuclear power station, in particular the arrangements made by the plant operators and by the civil authorities in the area immediately
surrounding these stations.
In the United Kingdom I visited most of the
Government authorities concerned with the civil nuclear
programme including the Department of Energy, the
Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, the National
Radiological Protection Board, the Central Electricity
Board.
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Generating Authority and the UK Atomic Energy Board. Authoutu I also met two local authority emergency planning
officers in Manchester and Preston and had discussions
with police, ambulance and fire services. On each occasion I explored with them their role on the erect of a nuclear incident. The highlight of the visit to the United Kingdom was a two-day exercise of emergency procedures at the Heysham No. 2 Station in Lancashire. I spent over 12 hours at this Station as an observer of the exercise and took part in the subsequent analysis of it le exercite.
In France I spent 10 hours at the Gravelines nuclear power station which is situated between Dunkirk
and Calais. This station has six reactors and is
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