TNAG-1500-FCO40-2058-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 32

(#) HARWELL

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10. THE KONSULTANCY CONTINUES. WE HAVE DELAYED A WISHT BY THE CONSULTANTS TO HONG KONG UNTIL AFTER YAXLEY HAS HAD A CHANCE TO WISHT THE UK TO MEET THOSE WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH FORMULATING CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR CONURBATIONS (WE HAVE ALREADY TELEGRAMMED YOU ABOUT THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS VISIT). SINCE THE HARWELL CONSULTANCY IS REALLY THE ONLY OVERT ACTHWNTY BY US 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 WISINT, AS THE CONSULTANTS WILL HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE DEGREE OF RISK OR THE NEED FOR CONT:ANGENCY PLANS - TWO AREAS OF HINTENSE INTEREST HERE. IN ANY CASE WE WOULD NOT WANT THEM TO TALK PUBLICLY ON THESE SENSATHIVE ASSUES. WE SHALL MERELY HSSUE A PRESS RELEASE COVERING THE FOLLOWING POINTS :

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

· CONFIRMING THAT THEM REPORTS WILL BE MADE PUBLIC AND

SAYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT DS 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 INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE UK.

11. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WHEWS AND THOSE OF PEKING ON THIS PROPOSED STRATEGY AND MIN PARTICULAR THE TACTICS TO BE DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT, TOGETHER WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDITIONS OR REFINEMENTS.

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