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Transcript of an Interview with Mr David Barton

on Radio-3, 20 August 1986

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Meanwhile a British Foreign Office official says that Britain is prepared to advise China on safety and contigency planning for the Daya Bay plant. Mr. David Barton, who is the desk officer in the HK Department at the Foreign Office says it will be dependent on China asking for advice on these areas. Mr. Barton is in the territory on a week-long familarisation visit, discussed the Daya Bay issue today with Legislative councilers. After the meeting, he told Cliff Bale that Britain and China had discussed the project, but he refused to reveal what the Chinese officials had actually sought Britain's advice.

Mr. Barton: We recognise that because the project is taking place in China and not in HK, and it's using French technology, the nuclear technology of the French and the turbine technology of the British, that we do not have such a great role to play in the safety aspect although we have spoken to the Chinese and the Chinese are aware that Britain had a long history of inspection of nuclear plants, of safety monitoring and so we are ready to advise if required. But we don't really have a great part to play in the running of the project as

such.

Bale: What areas in particular are you ready to advise?

Mr Barton: It's really for the Chinese to ask us if they feel in need of advice on a particular subject because Britain has no expertise yet in pressurised water reactors. We can't give the detailed technical advice on that subject. That is really for the French contractors. But we can, if required, give advice on safety procedures in general, on contingency planning, evacuation planning and those subject like

that.