SECRET
SECRET
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3668
HKC 166
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
30 SEP 1987
OF 29105OZ SEPTEMBER 87
IN OFFICER
PA
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
COP
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MDHIAN 5107
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MIPT : DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION.
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PROPOSED GNPJVC DEFENSIVE STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINS
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SINCE THE OFFICIAL COMMENCEMENT OF THE NUCLEAR ISLAND CIVIL WORK OF THE GUANGDONG DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION ON AUGUST 7
1987, WORK ON THE CONCRETE PLACEMENT OF THE FIRST LAYER (LOWEST OF FIVE LAYERS) OF UNIT 1 RAFT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. HOWEVER RECENT QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS BY THE GNPJVC AND THE CONTRACTOR (HCCM) SHOWED THAT THE SPACING OF SOME OF THE STEEL REINFORCING BARS DID NOT COMPLY WITH
THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF ''SAFETY FIRST, QUALITY FIRST REQUIRED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS, THIS PART OF THE WORK AT SITE WAS IMMEDIATELY SUSPENDED. THE GNP JVC AND THE HCCM, TOGETHER WITH EDF SPECIALISTS CARRIED OUT AN OVERALL INSPECTION AND ARE NOW DEVELOPING REMEDIAL ACTION TO ENSURE THAT THE REACTOR FOUNDATION WILL COMPLY FULLY WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN SPECIFICATION, TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
THE TECHNICAL SOLUTION TO BE ADOPTED REQUIRES CONFIRMATION FROM THE EDF DESIGN TEAM THAT IT COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIRED STANDARDS AND THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE FOUNDATION RAFT WILL BE MAINTAINED. SUB- SEQUENTLY THE APPROVAL OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NNSA) WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION.
A FURTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE GNPJVC ON THE SOLUTION TO BE ADOPTED WHEN THE NNSA APPROVAL IS OBTAINED.
ENDS
WILSON