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GRS 300 CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

DESKPY 31083OZ FCO

TELNO 2471

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YOUR TELNO 1623 : DAYA BAY : OBSERVER AND HONG KONG STANDARD

ARTICLES

MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF A PRESS RELEASE ISSUED HERE ON 29 JULY.

IN ANSWER TO PRESS ENQUIRIES WE HAVE MADE IT QUITE CLEAR THAT

PHASE IS ONLY THE FIRST PHASE OF A CONTINUING CONSULTANCY AND

THAT THE INITIAL ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT SHALL (TO QUOTE THE

CONSULTANCY BRIEF) BE EXTENDED AND REFINED IN A SECOND PHASE,

INCORPORATING SPECIFIC INFORMATION SUCH AS THE ENGINEERING SAFETY

FEATURES OF THE STATION, AS WELL AS SUCH METEOROLOGICAL,

HYDROLOGICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL DATA IN THE AREA BETWEEN DAYA BAY

ADD HONG KONG IN SO FAR AS IT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CONSULTANTS''

2. THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CONSULTANCY WILL BE EXTENDED WAS DISCUSSED

IN BROAD TERMS AT THE MEETING ATTENDED BY YAXLEY (AND LEYDON AND

AGPELL) ON 16 JULY AT UKAEA HQ. IN YAXLEY'S VIEW THE SECOND PHASE

IS NOT ONLY AN EXTENSION (AS WAS FORESEEN IN THE CONSULTANCY BRIEF)

RUT ALSO AN EXPANSION IN SCOPE OF THE CONSULTANCY. ON THE BASIS OF

WHAT WAS DISCUSSED WADE WAS ASKED TO COME UP WITH DETAILED

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE EXPANDED SCOPE (AND NO DOUBT COSTINGS). IT

WAS ALSO AGREED THAT WADE WOULD INDICATE IN SOME DETAIL THE SPECIFIC

AREAS OF INFORMATION HE REQUIRES US TO PROVIDE TO ENABLE THE

EXTENDED AND EXPANDED PHASE 1 TO BE SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED.

3. AS INDICATED IN OUR TELNO 2441 WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOW

IMPORTANT THAT WE SEND A SMALL TEAM TO HARWELL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL TECHNICAL TERMS (A TASK WHICH WAS BEYOND

YAXLEY'S CAPABILITIES WHEN HE SAW WADE ET AL) THE EXACT NATURE OF

THE EXTENDED AND EXPANDED PHASE 1. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO DEAL

WITH SUCH HIGHLY TECHNICAL ISSUES BY LETTER AND TELEX AND IT IS

IMPORTANT THAT MISUNDERSTANDINGS AS TO WHAT IS NOW REQUIRED OF

HARWELL ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DEVELOP. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR

ANYTHING YOU FEEL YOU CAN DO TO PREPARE THE GROUND FOR THIS VISIT -

PARAGRAPH 5 OF OUR TELNO 2441 REFERS.

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