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They said the five-part feasibility study had been done six years ago and much of the information was out of date.
Tuesday, July 29: Copies of the Daya Bay feasibility study dealing with site selection, equipment study and system designs were given to Leg co members yesterday, the electronic and print media reported prominently.
Media reports noted that certain parts which contained material of a commercially sensitive nature or which the Chinese Government considered to be confidential to the state for strategic reasons had
been excised.
In headlines, some papers, including Centre Daily News, HK Daily News, Wen Wei Po and HK Commercial Daily, said the water pressurised reactor was of the safest design by world standards.
However, Wah Kiu Yat Po and HK Times noted in prominent front-page headlines that evacuation plans were not mentioned in the study report.
Sing Tao Jih Pao said in its front-page lead that since detailed information on certain aspects had been excised, it was difficult to ascertain whether conclusions in the released report were correct and acceptable.
According to the news media, it was stated in the study that Daya Bay was the best site for a nuclear power plant and that the most pessimistic estimation of an accident would still be acceptable.
Some papers reported that a note by the Guangdong Nuclear Power Joint Venture Company attached to the study report indicated that some contents contained in the study were outdated as the study was completed six years ago.
Commenting on the study report, Legco Unofficial Lee Yu-tai hoped that an evacuation plan would be drawn up for HK to remove people's
worries.
Another Legco member Richard Lai said as the study was carried out six years ago, it was now difficult to determine from the information available whether the Daya Bay project was feasible.
A third Leg co member Selina Chow said Legco members would come to a conclusion after studying the feasibility report and information to be collected by Legco delegates from their study missions.
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