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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3829
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1 2 OCT 1987
DESK &FFICER
OF 090755Z OCTOBER 87
INDEX
DA YA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION
PA
REGIST
Acrie
715
004241
MDHIAN 0254
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THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF HKG'S PRESS STATEMENT WHICH WAS ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON.
1 THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THROUGH ITS REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD OF THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT CO. LTD. HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT WORK ON THE REACTOR FOUNDATION FOR THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. THIS FOLLOWS THE DISCOVERY THAT THE REINFORCEMENT IN THE FIRST, OF THE FIVE LAYERS OF CONCRETE THAT WILL ULTIMATELY MAKE UP THE FOUNDATION, WAS NOT ENTIRELY IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. THE DEVIATION WAS DETECTED DURING QUALITY CHECKS ON SITE.
2. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY HKNIC THAT VARIOUS EXPERTS FROM THE ELECTRICITY DE FRANCE DESIGN TEAM AND THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER JOINT VENTURE COMPANY HAVE PROPOSED AN APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL SOLUTION WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT THE FOUNDATION'S STRUCTURAL STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY WILL BE ENTIRELY EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGN IN TERMS OF TECHNICAL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. THIS PROPOSAL IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER JOINT VENTURE COMPANY AND THE RELEVANT CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
3. AS SOON AS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT LEARNT OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY ASKED HKNIC TO PROVIDE A FULL REPORT ON BOTH THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEVIATION AND REMEIDAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
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