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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 392
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YOUR TELNO 225: GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT DAYA BAY
1. C K HO HAD A THREE HOUR MEETING WITH CHEN ZENG QING ON 9 MARCH. WANG FA WAS ALSO PRESENT. CK HO REPORTED THE OUTCOME TO US THIS MORNING.
CK HO'S REPORT
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CHEN HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE CHINA NATIONAL NUCLEAR CO- OPERATION (CNNC), THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NNSA), THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER JOINT VENTURE COMPANY (GNPJVC) AND THE GUANGDONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH US. HE HAS ALSO SEEN ALL RELEVANT REPORTS AND EXCHANGES.
3. HE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRESENT SITUATION AND WANTS OUR NEGOTIATIONS TO BE CONCLUDED BEFORE FUEL LOADING IN MAY.
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CHEN HAS THEREFORE PROPOSED TO THE STATE THAT GUANGDONG BE AUTHORISED TO DISCUSS OUR CONCERNS INCLUDING STANDBY, PLANT AND SITE EMERGENCIES AS WELL AS OFFSITE EMERGENCIES. HE ALSO CONSIDERS THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CNNC AND GNPJVC (AND OTHERS IF NECESSARY) SHOULD BE ADDED TO GUANGDONG'S NEGOTIATING TEAM TO FACILITATE THIS. HOWEVER THIS MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THE MARCH TALKS, PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE TIME NEEDED TO OBTAIN VISAS. THEREFORE, CHEN SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS THE MARCH MEETING SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON FINISHING DISCUSSION OF MATTERS RELATING TO OFFSITE EMERGENCIES AND THAT OUR OTHER CONCERNS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AT THE NEXT MEETING.
5. CHEN ALSO SAID THAT ALTHOUGH HIS OFFICE WAS UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY IN THE MARCH TALKS, THEY WOULD BE MONITORING PROGRESS AND GIVING GUIDANCE AS NECESSARY.
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