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DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
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CONCERN IN HONG KONG
Well aware of concerns raised in Hong Kong about construction of
the plant.
Have reflected these concerns very fully to Chinese Government. They have assured us that in the design and construction of the plant the utmost attention is being paid to safety considerations.
CONSTRUCTION ERROR
error in construction of Daya Bay nuclear power plant
discovered in September last year.
Hong Kong Government received full report on the error from the
Guangdong Nuclear Power Joint Venture Company.
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Having considered report, Hong Kong Government satisfied that the proposed remedial solution will restore the integrity of the plant to an equivalent of the original design. Work has resumed on
the project.
QUALITY CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS
Understand that improvements being made to quality control arrangements at Daya Bay to avoid similar recurrences in future.
Both contractor and Joint Venture Company will ensure that 100% checks are made on all work being undertaken to ensure that it is in compliance with the approved design.
CONTINGENCY PLANS
The Hong Kong Government are preparing contingency plans in event of problems after the Daya Bay nuclear power plant has been
commissioned.
They have recently received a report from the UK Atomic Energy Authority. Report will be released in Hong Kong in near future.
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