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NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHINA.
THE FOLLOWING PRESS RELEASE WAS ISSUED BY XINHUA N PEKING ON
19 AUGUST.
''CHINA #NTENDS TO OFFER TS DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION BEHING BUILT IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE TO THE HNTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY FOR SAFETY SAFEGUARD.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY VICE-MINISTER ZHOU PING OF NUCLEAR INDUSTRY WHILE MEETING A DELEGATION FROM THE AGENCY THIS EVENING.
HE ALSO HOSTED A DINNER AN HONOUR OF THE DELEGATION, WHICH ARRIVED HERE YESTERDAY FOR TALKS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON THE SIGNING OF AN AGREEMENT ON THE VOLUNTARY OFFERING OF THE NUCLEAR POWER STATION TO THE AGENCY FOR SAFETY SAFEGUARD.
THE VICE-MINISTER EXPRESSED SATISFACTION OVER THE COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND THE AGENCY N WORK RELATED TO NUCLEAR SAFTEY, SUCH DRAWING UP SAFETY STANDARDS, CONDUCTING SAFETY APPRAISAL AND ANALYSIS AND TRAINING OF SAFETY SPECIALISTS.''
2. GRATEFUL OF YOU COULD PUT THIS IN CONTEXT FOR US AND EXPLAIN
BACKGROUND IN THE LIGHT OF OUR EARLIER TELEGRAMS ABOUT A GREATER ROLE FOR AEA MN CHINESE NUCLEAR MATTERS.
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