containment building designed to prevent radiological releases during a major accident.
19.
Some LegCo members expressed interest in the
cross border liaison arrangements. Dr. Blix said that IAEA
had established guidelines on cross border liaison arrangements, suggesting that any country with a nuclear plant within its boundary should be in constant liaison
with the neighbouring countries. Also, the operator was
advised to give prompt notification to the neighbouring
countries in the event of an accident. When asked about
the practicability of evacuation in Hong Kong, Dr. Blix
advised that Hong Kong fell outside the normal evacuation
zone implying that evacuation would not be necessary.
20.
When asked about IAEA's involvement, Dr. Blix
said that China was an active member of the Agency and had
recently invited a Pre-OSART team to inspect the Qinshan
plant. This inspection would take place about one year prior to the actual operation of the plant and the pre-OSART team would comprise about 12 multi-disciplinary
experts. Continuing, Dr. Blix said that China had not
invited IAEA to conduct a similar inspection on the Daya
Bay plant which in any case would not be ready for
commissioning until 1992. If invited, IAEA would consider
sending a Pre-OSART team to Daya Bay as well. IAEA was not
involved in Hong Kong's contingency planning, but would be
pleased to provide, through the British Government, any
assistance that Hong Kong might require.
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