1988-04-18 14:44 ESB GS
852 5 868 4679 P.03
A round-up of media reports and commentaries
on the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station
24.3.88 - 6.4.88
Thursday, March 24 Wen Wei Po and the HK Economic Journal reported that the Bank of China was now holding discussions with several banks on arrangements for raising a US$200 million loan to finance the Daya Bay nuclear power plant project.
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Tuesday, March 29 The Police would be given a year to come up with an emergency plan for use in a major accident at the Daya Bay plant, the SCM Post reported.
The arrangement was part of a package of proposals contained in the multi-million dollar consultancy report by the UK Atomic Energy Authority, the paper said.
In another development, the second stage of the marine projects relating to the Daya Bay plant would be commenced on April 7 and contracts for such projects were signed yesterday, several papers reported, quoting reports from Shenzhen.
Wednesday, March 30 - Quoting sources from the banking industry,
the HK Economic Times reported in its front-page lead that the Bank of China in Peking was preparing to raise a loan of $1.6 billion in HK to finance the Daya Bay project.
The paper noted that banks had not yet been invited to participate in the financial arrangements but that they had been contacted by the Bank of China to see whether they were interested in Like proposal.
Thursday, March 31 Ta Kung Pao reported from Shenzhen that thousands of workers were working round the clock at the Daya Bay plant as the project got into full swing this year.
Monday, April 4 - Operators of the Daya Bay plant would not be licensed unless they passed through training with a simulator in Peking, many papers reported.
The plant would send 60 operators for one month's training in Peking's Qinghua University next year. The simulator was installed there recently for the purpose.
The reports noted that these operators would go to France to attend training courses next March.
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