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CHINA: NUCLEAR SAFETY
A FURTHER PUBLIC UTTERANCE BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT APPEARED IN
XINHUA NEWS BULLETIN ON 2 AUGUST, AS FOLLOWS:
''SAFETY IS FIR ST CONSIDERATION FOR NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS'', SAYS MINISTER
BEIJING, AUGUST 1 (XINHUA} CHINA WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW THE GUIDELINE OF SAFETY AND QUALITY FIRST!! IN BUILDING AND OPERATING NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS, ACCORDING TO NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY MINISTER JIANG
XINXIONG.
IN AN ARTICLE IN TODAY'S GUANGMING DAILY, JIANG SAID, WE SHOULD- DRAW A LESSON FROM ACCIDENTS AT FOREIGN NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS AND SHOULD NOT RELAX OUR VIGILANCE ALTHOUGH CHINA HAS DECIDED TO USE PRESSURISED WATER REACTORS, WHICH ARE CONSIDERED WORLDWIDE AS THE MOST ADVANCED AND SAFEST TYPES.
CHINA'S TWO NCULEAR POWER STATIONS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION ONE AT QINSHAN IN COASTAL ZHEJIANG PROVINCE AND THE OTHER AT THE DAYA BAY IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH REACTORS.
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JIANG NOTED, THEY WILL ALSO HAVE SUCH SAFETY FACILITIES AS RADIOACTIVE SHIELDING DEVICES, PRES URE VESSELS AND REACTOR CONTA INNENTS TO ENSURE NO LEAKAGE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IN CASE
OF AN ACCIDENT.''
OTHER SAFETY SYSTEMS WILL FUNCTION TO ENSURE WATER AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES AS SOON AS A MISHAP HAPPENS. 'REPORTS ON THE EFFECT OF
THE
TWO STATIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT'', JIANG SAID.
''THAT'S WHY CHINESE NUCLEAR EXPERTS ARE CONFIDENT ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE TWO STATIONS,' HE EXPLAINED.
THE MINISTER CALLED FOR ENACTMENT OF MORE LAWS AND REGULATIONS ON NUCLEAR POWER STATION SAFETY ON THE BASIS OF STUDYING INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED RULES. SIXTY SUCH LAWS AND SETS OF REGULATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT INTO EFFECT.
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