The People’s Government of Shandong Province recently issued a positive reply on setting up a restricted zone for the demonstration project of Shidaowan NPP which installs high-temperature gas-cooled reactor.
In accordance with the relevant regulations of the “Nuclear Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China”, “Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Radiation Pollution in Shandong Province” and “Regulations on Environmental Radiation Protection of Nuclear Power Plants” (GB6249-2011), the Ministry of Ecology and Environment consent as follows:
- Determine the restricted area within a radius of 5 kilometers of the Huaneng Shidaowan demonstration project (with the reactor as the center).
- It is necessary to strictly control the population growth in the planned restricted areas, and to guide or restrict new and expanded projects in the restricted areas so as to take emergency protective measures in the event of an emergency.
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