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Nuclear power is not the best option: Brundtland via Taipei Times

Former Norwegian prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, the winner of the first Tang Prize in Sustainable Development, on Friday said that nuclear power is not her preferred source of new energy due to the complexities involved. Brundtland, who chaired the … Continue reading

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Green activists say forum has pro-nuclear agenda via The Taipei Times

The Green Citizen Action Alliance (GCAA) yesterday protested outside a forum held by Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) and Chung-hwa Nuclear Society, criticizing the organizers for inviting speakers who they said had a pro-nuclear power stance. […] The group said the … Continue reading

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Lu launches new petition for nuclear referendum via The Taipei Times

As part of ongoing opposition to the government’s nuclear policy Former vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) yesterday launched a petition in Taipei for a nuclear referendum to decide whether fuel rods should be inserted into the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant … Continue reading

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Costs of nuclear power remains a divisive issue via Taipei Times

Experts remain divided over the costs associated with generating electricity from nuclear sources and the economic impact of potentially halting construction of the controversial Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in Gongliao District (貢寮), New Taipei City (新北市). Vice Minister of Economic … Continue reading

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