TNAG-1504-FCO40-2062-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 71

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PROFESSORS YUAN NATOU AND XUE DAZHI SAID NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS WERE WELL-EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY DEVICES. THE POSSIBILITY OF ACC DENTS IS LOW AND THAT FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT IS EVEN LOWER, NUCLEAR PLANTS ARE POSING A RISK THAT IS FAR LOWER THAN THE EXISTING PISK IN ANY SOCIETY AND THEREBY SHOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

SENIOR ENGINEER ON NUCLEAR ENGINERRING ZANG MINGCHANG, THE FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WILL SPEAK ON **MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY IN CHINA''. HE WILL EXPLAIN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR POWER AND THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONCERNING NUCLEAR SAFETY IN CHINA. ONE OF THE MAJOR TOPICS IN HIS SPEECH WILL BE THE LICENSING PROCESS AND THE SAFETY REGULATIONS SPECIFIED FOR THE DAYA BAY POWER PLANT.''

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