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THAT WE HAVE NO REASON WHATSOEVER TO DOUBT THAT THE
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE DAYA BAY PLANT WILL BE TO
A FULLY ACCEPTABLE STANDARD OF SAFETY. HAD WE SEEN ANY
REASON TO DOUBT THIS IN THE COURSE OF OUR EXCHANGES WITH THE
FRENCH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS, WE WOULD NATURALLY HAVE
TAKEN THE MATTER UP WITH THEM.
AND
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SPEAK AT THIS STAGE WITH THE SAME
CONFIDENCE ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE STATION, SINCE SAFETY IN THAT PHASE DEPENDS PARTLY ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR MONITORING, INSPECTION AND REGULATION AT BOTH UTILITY AND NATIONAL LEVEL,
THE NECESSARY APPARATUS IS NOT YET IN PLACE. BUT I CAN SAY THAT
ON THE BASIS OF THE EXCHANGES WE HAVE HAD WITH THE CHINESE
AUTHORITIES SO FAR, THE STEPS THEY HAVE TAKEN AND THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THEY HAVE MADE, WE ARE CONTENT THAT THE PROJECT
SHOULD GO AHEAD.
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