TNAG-1498-FCO40-2056-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 112

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PART ONE: EFFORTS BY THE BRITISH, FRENCH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS

((M) THE BRITISH CONTRIBUTION

5. THIS WOULD INVOLVE PUTTING PRESSURE THROUGH PARIS AND PEKIING ON THE FRENCH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS AS FOLLOWS :

(M) THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT

6. BEARING IN MIND THE FACT THAT THE DAYA BAY PLANT IS IN EFFECT A FRENCH NUCLEAR STATION BUILT OVERSEAS WITH CONSIDERABLE MANPOWER INPUTS BY EDF T S #NCUMBENT UPON THE FRENCH TO BE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EFFORTS TO ALLAY FEARS. IT IS ALSO IN THEIR #INTERESTS TO DO SO. WE SEE THIS OPERATING IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

(A) THE EDE INVITATION

(TELNO OTTER 127 AND OUR TELNO OTTER 2)

ON RECONSIDERATION WE THINK THAT WE SHOULD NOT PROPOSE A LIST OF NWHTEES BUT RATHER THAT THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT/EDF SHOULD HISSUE AN INVITATION TO MISS TAM, CONVENOR OF THE LEGCO PANEL ON DAYA BAY, THROUGH THE FRENCH CONSUL-GENERAL HERE FOR HERSELF AND FOR A GOUP TO BE NOMINATED BY HER (PERHAPS HN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONSUL-GENERAL). AN ADDITION WE SUGGEST THAT THE FRENCH LAY ON PRESS FACILITIES IN FRANCE. THERE ARE NO PARTICULAR FACTORS DETERMINING TIMMING BUT WE HOPE THE INVITATION CAN BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. INT SHOULD BE GIVEN PUBLICITY HERE BY

THE FRENCH.

(B) PRESSURE ON GNPJVC.

IT WOULD BE PROPER FOR THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO INDICATE TO GNPJVC THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS IN CHINA THAT IT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEGREE OF OPPOSITION TO THE PLANT IN HONG KONG AND THAT IT HOPES GNPJVC WILL TAKE URGENT ACTION IN HONG KONG TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH SOME INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY ASPECTS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE RELATING TO STAFFING AND TRAINING, POST COMMISSIONING.

7. UKDEL MAEH TO BE ASKED TO KEEP US INFORMED ON RAEA DISCUSSIONS ON THE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR PROGRAMMES FROM CHERNOBYL, AND CHINA INVOLVEMENT (IN SUCH DISCUSSIONS.

(D) THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT

8. WE RECOMMEND THAT PEKING SHOULD NOW CAPITALISE ON L PENG'S STATEMENT (PARAGRAPH 4 OF FCO TELNO 1124) THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE FOR THE UK TO JOIN THE PRC IN MOUNTING JOINT EFFORTS TO ALLAY CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY.'' THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC PROPOSALS COULD BE PUT TO LIN PENG :

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