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The Post reported that it had been described in the French media as the most serious accident in French nuclear history.
The Daily News and the Post reported that overall costs of the Daya Bay nuclear plant were pushed up because the Framatome, the French reactor maker, and the General Electric Company of Britain had never worked together in the construction of a nuclear plant. As a result, adjustments and modifications had to be made, resulting in increased costs.
The Legco team in Washington spent their first day in meeting officials from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATV, the HK Standard and some Chinese papers reported.
Team leader Allen Lee told reporters that they had been given background information on the commission's work before holding detailed discussions on the licensing, security, safety and staff training for nuclear plants.
Mr Lee described the meeting with the commission as extremely useful. He said many of the questions they had carried were answered.
The delegation had obtained some information they required and
would bring them back to HK for further study.
Media reports noted that the delegation also visited the contingency control room under the commission and learned that a group of experts could be mobilised within one hour to help nuclear plante which encountered difficulties.
The Centre Daily News said that the five-member Legco delegation was earlier told by the commission that the Daya Bay plant was a typical good design.
The paper reported that the Legco delegates met an anti-nuclear group yesterday afternoon to discuss contingency measures for nuclear accidents.
Radio-1 and some papers reported that Legco member Szeto Wah, who a private visit to the US, said that the nuclear power plant on Long Island had failed to obtain an operating licence although it was completed three years ago because the plant was unable to work out an evacuation plan.
Mr Szeto added that the residents there had recently decided to raise funds in an attempt to acquire the nuclear plant and to change it into a coal or oil-fired power plant.