NOV 18 87 12:12 TIBCOOL) HK GOVT ZCZC.
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P.27
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1987
!
JVC'S REPORT ON MISSING BARS CONSIDERED BY GOVT
THE GOVERNMENT HAS
CONSIDERED
NUCLEAR POWER JOINT VENTURE COMPANY ON THE THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION.
REPORT
MISSING
FROM THE GUANGDONG STARTER BARS AT
NUCLEAR
THAT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
TAKEN
IN THE LIGHT OF THIS REPORT AND SUFFLEMENTARY INFORMATION WAS GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF THE HONG KONG THE GOVERNMENT IS SATISFIED THAT ALL REASONABLE STEPS HAVE BEEN TO INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING NON-CONFORMANCE PROBLEM AND THAT BEING TAKEN.
APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL
THE GOVERNMENT IS GENERALLY REASSURED THAT:
(A)
(B)
(C)
THE
RECENT MEASURES ARE
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 316 MISSING STARTER BARS, ALL OTHER REINFORCEMENT BARS SPECIFIED FOR THE FIRST LAYER THE
EXCEED 14,500) HAVE
FOUNDATION
(THESE
DE
OF
BEEN FRANCE HAS
THE
INCORPORATED. THE DESIGNER ELECTRICITE CONFIRMED · THE INTEGRITY OF THE FIRST LAYER FOUNDATION;
OF
THE
THE EDF PROPOSED REMEDIAL SOLUTION WILL RESTORE INTEGRITY OF THE REACTOR CONTAINMENT BUILDING TO AN EQUIVALENT OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. AN ASSURANCE TO THIS EFFECT HAS BEEN GIVEN, IN WRITING, BY EDF TO THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY;
HAVE
IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING MADE TO THE QUALITY CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS AT DAYA BAY TO AVOID SIMILAR RECURRENCES IN THE FUTURE. IN ADDITION TO DEPLOYING MORE STAFF, CONTROL
QUALITY PROCEDURES
BEEN TIGHTENED AND BOTH THE CONTRACTOR AND THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY WILL ENSURE THAT 100 PER CENT CHECKS ARE MADE ON ALL WORK BEING UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THAT IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPROVED PLANS.
THE GOVERNMENT THEREFORE
NORMAL
CAN SEE NO COMPELLING REASONS WORK AT THE DAYA BAY SITE SHOULD NOT GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT GNPJVC IS PLANNING TO ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7.
WHY RESUME. THE RESUME WORK
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