View source for IA-96-459, Informs of 950525 Visit by Yy Hsu,Chairman of Atomic Energy Council of Taiwan.Record Partially Deleted

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| number = ML20149M380
| issue date = 05/16/1995
| title = Informs of 950525 Visit by Yy Hsu,Chairman of Atomic Energy Council of Taiwan.Record Partially Deleted
| author name = Stoiber C
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP)
| addressee name = Deplanque G, Jackson S, Rogers K, The Chairman
| addressee affiliation = NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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| case reference number = FOIA-96-459
| document report number = NUDOCS 9612160275
| package number = ML20149M343
| document type = INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL MEMORANDUM, MEMORANDUMS-CORRESPONDENCE
| page count = 4
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==SUBJECT:==
VISIT REQUEST OF DR. YIN YUN HSU, CHAIRMAN l                              TAIWAN ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL (THURSDAY, May 25, 1995) i
!           Dr. Yin Yun Hsu, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Council of Taiwan, will visit the Commissio;i on Thursday, May 25,1995. Attached is background information for use during the visit.
By copy of this memorandum, the SECY, OGC, EDO, NRR, RES, NM55, and AE00 are also being advised of this visit.                                        .

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==SUBJECT:==
VISIT REQUEST OF DR. YIN YUN HSU, CHAIRMAN TAIWAN ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL (THURSDAY, May 25, 1995)
Dr. Yin Yun Hsu, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Council of Taiwan, will visit the Commissica on Thursday, May 25,1995. Attached is background information for use
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VISIT TO NRC 0F o
DR. YIN YUN HSU i
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Schedule
,                       2:30 p.m.             Meet with Commissioner Kenneth Rogers (0 18-E-1) 3:00 p.m.             Meet with the Chairman and Commissioner Jackson                            -
(0 17-D-1) 3:30 p.m.             Meet with Commissioner de Planque (0 18-E-1)
Bioarachical Information - Dr. Yin Yun Hsu Date of Birth: July 10, 1930; Wushih, Kiangsu, China Education:            B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Taiwan (1955)
M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois (1957)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois (1958)
Post-Doc. Fellow North Western University (1958-1959)
Experience:
1989-present Chairman, Taiwan Atomic Energy Council                                  !
1988-1989      Visiting Chair Professor, Dept. of Nuc. Engineering, Tsing-hua Univ., Taipei, Taiwan 1981-1988      Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Univ. of Maryland                 ~
1974-1981      Senior Reactor Engineer, AEC/NRC                                      ;
Accompanyina Persons Dr. Frank Fu,_ Deputy _ Director.. Science Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural
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Repr_esentative Office in Washington _                                                             .       t Purnose of Visit                                                                                           i Dr. Hsu has requested the opportunity to visit NRC to follow up on earlier discussions with the Commission, including the current status of the Dragon Gate project.
OIP Contact                                                                                      -
Howard Faulkner (tel. 415-2762]                                                           .
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* TALKING POINTS Recognize the active program of nuclear safety cooperation between Taiwan's nuclear comunity 'and the NRC Inquire about the Dragon Gate project; what is the next step?
Inquire about the current level of electricity margin in Taiwan Inquire about the level of support / opposition to nuclear energy in 4
Taiwan Inquire about priorities for regulatory issues before the AEC s
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i                      Taiwan has a well constructed, operated and maintained power reactor program
:                      with a regulatory regime that follows NRC's rules and regulations Proaram Overview                                                                      +
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the South): came on line between 1978 and 1985                                             1 g
four GE BWRs (two 600 Mwe, two 950 MWe); two Westinghouse PWRs (900 Mwe)
                       .                all reactors of U.S. design, and generally built to U.S. standards reactors are licensed to operate for _10 ve we                                             l i                      .
sinale utility - Taiwan Power Company power (Taipower) i                     -                 operators considered well-trained regulatory authority is Atomic Energy Council (AEC)--capable group and                     I
;                                       in a growth mode at the moment 4
                      .                 resident inspectors similar to NRC's
                      .                 AEC supported by a competent and well-educated technical staff at the                  ~
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Taipower willing to spend money and make changes to improve safety h
                      .                 through the American Intti+u+a an Taima (aIT) and the Taipei Economic _                    =
and Culturallenresentative offira (TECRO), NRC and AEC have an active            .
program of bilateral safety cooperation                                                    !
HRLhas agreed to provide expanded bilateral safety _ cooperation during nuclear emergencies at,U.S.-suppnea nractors in Taiwan Taipower has plans to build two additional reactors (Dragon Gate).
However, Westinghouse and CE bids (opened 4/24/95) were more than 80%
i                                       over Taipower's allotted funds for the project and the fate of-the project is now doubtful
;                     Reaulatory Authority i                                       The Atomic Energy Council (AEC) has full regulatory authority over
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