TNAG-1498-FCO40-2056-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 114

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(HI) HARWELL

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10. THE KONSULTANCY CONTINUES. WE HAVE DELAYED A WISHT BY THE CONSULTANTS TO HONG KONG UNTH AFTER YAXLEY HAS HAD A CHANCE TO WISINT THE UK TO MEET THOSE WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH FORMULATING CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR CONURBATIONS (WE HAVE ALREADY TELEGRAMMED YOU ABOUT THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS WASNT). SINCE THE HARWELL CONSULTANCY MS REALLY THE ONLY OVERT ACTPWNTY BY US IN RESPECT OF PUBLIC FEARS ABOUT DAYA BAY, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE MEDHA NTEREST IN THIS VISIT WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE HANDLED WITH CARE. WE DO NOT PROPOSE TO ARRANGE A PRESS CONFERENCE DURING THIS VISIT, AS THE CONSULTANTS WILL HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE DEGREE OF RISK OR THE NEED FOR CONTINGENCY PLANS TWO AREAS OF INTENSE INTEREST HERE. IN ANY CASE WE WOULD NOT WANT THEM TO TALK PUBLICLY ON THESE SENSITIVE ISSUES. WE SHALL MERELY ISSUE A

PRESS RELEASE COVERING THE FOLLOWING POINTS :

EXPLAINING WHY THE CONSULTANTS ARE HERE (TO COLLECT MATERIAL TO ENABLE THEM TO WRITE THEIR REPORTS)

- CONFORMING THAT THEIR REPORTS WILL BE MADE PUBLIC: AND

SAYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT HS ALREADY COLLECTING INFORMATION.

ABOUT DETAILED CONTINGENCY PLANS USED ELSEWHERE (COVERING FOR EXAMPLE, THE ROLE OF POLICE, FIRE AND MEDICAL SERVICES), AND THAT

WHEN HARWELL'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON CONTINGENCY PLANNING ARE

AVAILABLE WE SHALL BE ABLE TO MESH IN THEIR BROAD RECOMMENDATIONS

WITH DETAILED PLANNING BASED ON MNFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE UK.

11. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS AND THOSE OF

PEKING ON THIS PROPOSED STRATEGY AND IN PARTICULAR THE TACTICS TO

BE DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT, TOGETHER WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR

ADDITIONS OR REFINEMENTS.

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