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MY TELNO'S 942 AND 916

NUCLEAR SAFETY:

CHINA.

SUMMARY.

1. THE CHINESE DELEGATION FROM THE NUCLEAR SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

(NSA) WHICH VISITED FRANCE (MY SECOND TUR) HAS SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT FOR A NUCLEAR SAFETY CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT. THE FRENCH

NUCLEAR COUNSELLOR HAS PROMISED US COPIES (TO BE IN BAG TO FCO

AND HONG KONG ON 9 JUNE).

DETAIL.

2. LETTER OF INTENT PROVIDES FOR SIGNATURE OF TWO CONTRACTS TO BE

FINANCED 80/20 FRENCH/CHINESE. THE FIRST CONTRACT WILL COVER

COOPERATION AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRAINING FROM NOW OVER THE NEXT SIX OR SEVEN YEARS UP TO LOADING OF THE FIRST CORE, BEFORE CRITICALITY. THE SECOND CONTRACT WILL COVER TRAINING AND COOPER- ATION FOR THE PERIOD FROM LOAD OF THE FIRST CORE UNTIL PRODUCTION

OF ELECTRICITY INTO THE GRID, POSSIBLY A PERIOD OF SOME SIX MONTHS.

BOTH CONTRACTS SHOULD BE SIGNED BY SEPTEMBER.

3. DETAILS OF THE TWO CONTRACTS HAVE YET TO BE FULLY WORKED OUT AND

WILL NOT, THEREFORE, BE AVAILABLE FOR SOME TIME. IN EFFECT, HOWEVER THEY WILL COVER THE TRAINING OF SOME 50-60 CHINESE EXPERTS DURING THE 6-7 YEAR PERIOD, THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION AND UNTIL POWER IS GENERATED. THE CHINESE EVENTUALLY ACCEPTED THE FRENCH ARGUEMENTS THAT THE MORE RIGOROUS (FF3CM) PROGRAMME SHOULD BE ADOPTED. UNDER THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR DAYA BAY THE JVC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARATION OF THREE SAFETY REPORTS FOR SUBMISSION TO THE NUCLEAR SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. THESE REPORTS ARE: A PRELIMINARY REPORT, AN INTERIM REPORT AND A FINAL SAFETY REPORT. EDF WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EACH, AS WILL FRAMATOME. THE JVC HOWEVER, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINAL VERSIONS. THIS WORK WILL BE DONE, UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACTS, IN THE CLOSEST POSSIBLE CO-OPERATION WITHSTHE FRENCH SAFETY AUTHORITIES. THE TRAINING ON OFFER UNDER THE CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT WILL COVER BOTH THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE TO PRODUCE THESE REPORTS AND THE EXPERTISE TO CONSTANTLY CHECK ON SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD IN QUESTION, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO WARN THE JVC AS AND

WHEN ANY PROBLEM ARISES SO THAT IMMEDIATE REMEDIAL MEASURES CAN BE

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