TNAG-1498-FCO40-2056-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 110

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TO IMMEDIATE DEPT OF ENERGY

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AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE, THE CHERNOBYL MONDENT HAS REWIYED PUBLIC INTEREST # DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. HIN THIS CONNECTION, REFERENCE HAS BEEN MADE TO THE PROPOSED SMZEWELL B PROJECT IN UK WHICH WE HAVE NO FORMAL KNOWLEDGE OF. WE NEVERTHELESS LEARN FROM THE NUCLEAR ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL (JUNE 1986 KSSUE) THAT THE INQUIRY ON THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THAT THE PROJECT GROUP IS STILL WORKING ON THE ASSUMPTIHON THAT THE WORKS WILL COMMENCE ON SITE IN JANUARY 1987.

2. TO ENABLE US TO RESPOND TO THE PUBLIC ON THIS SUBJECT, # SHOULD BE GARTEFUL IF YOU WOULD, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, ADVISE THE PRESENT POSINTHON WITH REGARD TO THE SHIZEWELL B NUCLEAR POWER STATION, "IN PARTICULAR :

(A) WHETHER THE NUCLEAR ENGINEERING INTERNATĦONAL HAS ACCURATELY RECORDED THE PROGRESS:

(B) WHAT THE TIMMETABLE MS FOR TAKHING A DECISION :

(C) WHAT IS THE DECISION TO BE TAKEN: AND

(D) MF POSSIBLE, WHAT THE LIKELY DECISION WILL BE.

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