A PRELIMINARY-ANALYSIS OF THE RISKS TO HONG-KONG RESULTING FROM POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS AT DAYA BAY NUCLEAR-POWER-PLANT - TECHNICAL NOTE

This article presents a preliminary assessment of the risks to Hong Kong resulting from potential accidents at Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant using the computer code CRACTH. WASH-1400 accident source terms and hourly directional weather data for the Daya Bay site were used as the basis for this assessment. This study shows that, because of the distance separating the power plant from Hong Kong, both the social and individual risks from nuclear plant accidents are very small compared with other nonnuclear risks in the city. The results presented in this article indicate that, even under the assumption of no early and delayed evacuations, the risks of early and Intent health effects are very low in relation to the safety goals of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.