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CHINA'S LICENSING AUTHORITY HAD INFORMED THE JVC THA SE STANDARDS WOULD BE THE BASIS FOR ITS LICENSING OF THE DAYA BAY PLANT.
+ALL POSSIBLE SAFEGUARDS AS REGARDS THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANT TO THE HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS HAVE BEEN TAKEN,+ SIR JOHN SAID.
SUCH SAFETY STANDARDS WOULD APPLY AT ALL STAGES AT THE NUCLEAR PROJECT DURING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION.
SIR JOHN SAID: +ACCORDING TO CHINA'S LICENSING REGULATIONS, THERE ARE SEVERAL KEY STAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION WHERE DETAILED SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORTS HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHINESE LICENSING AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL.
+ON OTHER ASPECTS OF THE NUCLEAR PROJECT, THE SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORTS WILL BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL FORMS AND STANDARDS, WITH INPUT FROM THE FRENCH CONTRACTORS INVOLVED AND UNDER THE TOTAL SUPERVISION OF EDF. CONSTRUCTION WORK CANNOT CONTINUE UNTIL THE LICENSING AUTHORITY IS SATISFIED THAT THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS HAVE BEEN MET.
+THIS WILL ENSURE, THEREFORE, THAT INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED SAFETY STANDARDS WILL ALREADY BE ATTAINED BEFORE THE PLANT IS PUT IN OPERATION.+
SIR JOHN SAID THE JVC WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SAFETY STANDARDS DURING THE OPERATIONAL STAGE, BUT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE JOINT VENTURE CONTRACT, THE OPERATIONS MANAGER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE OPERATIONS STAFF WOULD BE NOMINATED BY THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY (HKNIC).
+THIS CLOSE OPERATIONAL LINK WILL ENABLE HKNIC TO KNOW THE OPERATING STATUS OF THE PLANT, INCLUDING THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT,+ HE SAID.
OPERATING STAFF OF THE JVC WOULD BE TRAINED IN FRANCE BEFORE THE START OF OPERATIONS.
FRENCH SPECIALISTS WOULD ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL STAGES OF THE COMMISSIONING AND START UP AT THE PLANT, AND THE OPERATING PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS WOULD BE ESTABLISHED AT THE PRE-OPERATIONAL STAGE.
+THE PRINCIPLE ADOPTED IN MOST COUNTRIES OPERATING NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS IS THAT THE OPERATOR IS MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE SAFETY STANDARDS: THE NATIONAL SAFETY OR LICENSING AUTHORITY UNDERTAKES A MONITORING ROLE TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO THESE STANDARDS,+ SIR JOHN SAID.
+ THE SAME APPROACH WILL APPLY AT DAYA BAY, WHEREBY THE CHINESE LICENSING AUTHORITY WILL MONITOR THE OPERATION OF THE PLANT BY THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY AND ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPERATING LIMITS.+
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