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Taiwan definitely to abandon nuclear power

text-Noflag-TaiwanGov’t to end nuclear power in 2025: MOEA

The China Post news staff
May 26, 2016, Economics Minister Lee Shih-guang Wednesday stressed that Taiwan will definitely abandon nuclear power in 2025, amid renewed speculation about the fate of the nearly completed Fourth Nuclear Power Plant. Lee said there has been a national consensus on turning Taiwan into a “nuclear-power free home,” a goal that many hope will be achieved by 2025. The policy is against extending the service lives of the three currently operational nuclear power plants, he said.

“There is no room for discussion. When 2025 comes, nuclear power will be abandoned,” Lee said at his first press conference since taking office on May 20, reiterating President Tsai Ing-wen’s promise of giving up nuclear power…….http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/05/26/467321/Govt-to.htm

May 30, 2016 - Posted by | politics, Taiwan

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