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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKRY 31083OZ FCO
TELNO 2472
OF 310245Z JULY 86
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31 JUL 1986
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, PARIS, UKAEA HARWELL
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UKAEA HARWELL FOR DR. BR HAN WADE
MIPT (NOT TO ALL) : DAYA BAY: 06SERVER AND HK STANDARD ARTICLES
FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON 29 JULY.
**FOLLOWING RECENT PRESS REPORTS ON THE CONSULTANCY BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY (HARWELL) FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNMENT TODAY ISSUED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN ORDER TO CLARIFY THE PRESENT POSITION REGARDING THE CONSULTANCY.
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2. THE CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT WITH HARWELL COVERS FOUR MAIN AREAS BACKGROUND RADIATION MONITORING, PUBLIC EDUCATION, ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING. THE BACKGROUND RADIATION REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS BEING IMPLEMENTED. THE SECOND REPORT (ON PUBLIC EDUCATION) IS BEING CONSIDERED. BOTH HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE UMELCO PANEL ON PUBLIC UTILITIES. A PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT REPORT HAS BEEN DRAWN UP BY HARWELL MAINLY ON THE BASIS OF SAFETY STUDIES MADE FOR REACTORS ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD. IT HAS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE FEATURES OF THE DAYA BAY POWER STATION. IT IS NOW THE INTENTION THAT HARWELL SHOULD TAKE THIS PRELIMINARY STUDY A STAGE FURTHER BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE PRESSURISED WATER REACTORS TO BE BUILT AT DAYA BAY AND OTHER SITE-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS E.G. METEOROLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHY. DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, JOHN YAXLEY SAW THE CONSULTANTS AND ASKED THEM TO DRAW UP EXPANDED TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR STAGE 1 OF THE ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT STUDY SO THAT IT WOULD BE SITE AND PLANT SPECIFIC. THIS IS NOW UNDERWAY AND A TEAM OF OFFICIALS WILL BE TRAVELLING TO HARWELL SHORTLY TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF THE EXPANDED CONSULTANCY. THE REPORT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
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