TNAG-1658-FCO40-2306-Daya-Bay-nuclear-power-station-project-safety-concerns-in-Ho-1987 — Page 198

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO DESKBY 13120OZ DTI

TELNO INDUS 001

OF 13103OZ OCTOBER 87

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, FCO

CONFIDENTIAL

p.a. 166/3

(F116)

рта.

14/10.

HKC TEE

RECEIVED IN EEGISTRY

15 OCT 1987

DESK 9=2CE~

INDEX

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Action Taken

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JOINT

VENTURE

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YOUR TELNO INDUS 300 : DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION

AS THE MISTAKE WAS NOT PICKED UP UNTIL AFTER THE CONCRETE HAD BEEN POURED, WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING LINE MIGHT BE SAFER, AT LEAST FOR USE TO THE HONG KONG MEDIA (AND IT WOULD BE RIGHT TO ASSUME THAT ANYTHING SAID ON THE SUBJECT WILL BE PICKED UP BY THE

MEDIA HERE):

QUOTE ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DISCOVERED BEFORE THE CONCRETE FOR THE FIRST LAYER OF THE REACTOR FOUNDATION WAS POURED, IT WAS DETECTED AT AN EARLY STAGE BY THE QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEERS. THIS SHOWS THAT THE QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES SET UP BY THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER JOINT VENTURE COMPANY (GNPJVC) WORK.... UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ARE RIGHTLY INSISTING ANY REMEDIAL WORK WILL ENSURE THAT ALL ORIGINAL SAFETY AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ARE FULLY MET AND THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS A SKED FOR A FULL REPORT ON THE SITUATION FROM THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY. UNQUOTE

2=

THAT

IN RESPONSE TO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WIDER IMPLICATIONS IT WOULD BE BETTER TO DEAL SEPARATELY WITH THE REACTIONS OF THE CHINESE AND HONG KONG AUTHORITIES. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THE

FOLLOWING:

QUOTE THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THEIR PRINCIPLE OF 'SAFETY FIRST QUALITY FIRST' IN RESPECT TO NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS MUST NOT BE COMPROMISED. THEY HAVE INSISTED THAT THE REMEDIAL ACTION MUST FULLY COMPLY WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE NOW REQUESTED THE GNPJ VC TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES OF A SIMILAR NATURE.

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED THAT THOSE INVOLVED IN BUILDING AND OPERATING THE NUCLEAR POWER STATION SHOULD MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST SAFETY STANDARDS. IT HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THE TECHNICAL SOLUTION PROPOSED WILL ENSURE THAT THE OVERALL STRUCTURAL STRENGTH OF THE CONTAINMENT BUILDING WILL BE ENTIRELY

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