People power brings a halt to Taiwan’s new nuclear reactors
Taiwan to halt construction at fourth nuclear power plant The Taiwan government will halt construction at the island’s fourth nuclear power plant as local opposition to atomic energy continues to mount. Australia Network News 28 April 14
President Ma Ying-jeou’s Kuomintang party says a decision has been made to seal off the plant’s first reactor after the completion of safety checks.
And construction of the second reactor will be halted immediately.
The move is the latest sign of pressure on Mr Ma’s administration from opposition parties and anti-nuclear activists, who are concerned about the safety of such facilities in earthquake-prone regions of Taiwan following the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan.
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Taipei over the weekend, urging the government to abandon nuclear energy……..http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-28/an-taiwan-nuclear-protest/5414294
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There is more to this story. About the magnitude of the overruns and the length of the delay and the classic lie being told by Taipower that these reactors are 90% finished. http://funologist.org/2014/04/30/taiwan-protests-halt-reactor-construction-and-the-90-complete-lie/
Comment by paxus | April 30, 2014 |