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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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OF 09080OZ OCTOBER 87
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
OUR TELNO 3726
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AS REPORTED IN MIPT THE FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSLATION OF THE
NEWS REPORT ISSUED THIS MORNING BY SHENZHEN SPECIAL ZONE DAILY.
'OUR REPORTER RECENTLY INTERVIEWED THE RESPONSIBLE STAFF OF THE
PROJECT DEPT. OF GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER JOINT VENTURE CO. LTD. (GNPJVC) TO UNDERSTAND THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT.
IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS PROJECT IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY.
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IT IS NOW ONE YEAR SINCE WORK BEGAN UNDER THE MAIN CONTRACTS
WITH EDF (PRO PROJECT SERVICES), FRAMATOME (FOR THE NUCLEAR ISLAND SUPPLY) AND GEC (FOR THE CONVENTIONAL ISLAND SUPPLY).
WORK UNDER THOSE CONTRACTS IS PROCEEDING TO PLAN. SEVERAL
OTHER PLANT SUPPLY CONTRACTS ARE BEING AND HAVE BEEN
PROGRESSIVELY FINALISED.
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IN JUNE 1987 A CONTRACT WAS SIGNED WITH HCCM (A JOINT VENTURE OF FRENCH, JAPANESE AND CHINESE CONTRACTORS) FOR THE NUCLEAR
ISLAND AND CONVENTIONAL ISLAND CIVIL WORKS. WORK UNDER THAT CONTRACT STARTED ON 7 AUGUST 1987. THE WORK ON THE CONCRETE PLACEMENT OF THE FIRST LAYER (LOWEST OF FIVE LAYERS) OF UNIT 1 RAFT HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED. DURING CONSTRUCTION, GNPJVC FOLL- OWS STRICTLY THE PRINCIPLE OF ''SAFETY FIRST, QUALITY FIRST''E TO ENSURE THE HIGH QUALITY OF THE PROJECT QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS SHOWED THAT THE SPACING OF SOME OF THE REINFORCING BARS
OF THE FIRST LAYER OF THE RAFT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. GNPJVC SUSPENDED THIS PART OF THE WORK. AFTER EXTENSIVE REVIEW, GNPJVC AND HCCM TOGETHER WITH EDF SPECIALISTS HAVE FINALISED THE REMEDIAL ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS NON- CONFORMANCE. THE REMEDIAL ACTION HAS THE CONFIRMATION OF EDF DESIGN TEAM THAT IT COMPLIES WITH THE SAFETY REQUIREMENT OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. THIS PART OF THE WORK WILL SOON BE RESUMED.
REGARDING THE NI ERECTION CONTRACT, AS STATED BY GNP JVC IN ITS STATEMENT OF 23RD SEPTEMBER 1987, GNPJVC IS CURRENTLY NEGOT-
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