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Low turnout at anti-nuclear rally as Taiwan banks on new leader Tsai Ing-wen’s vow to abolish atomic energy use by 2025 via South China Morning Post

Posted on 2016/03/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Taipei, Taiwan:  An annual anti-nuclear rally in Taiwan today saw a much lower turnout than previous years as president-elect Tsai Ing-wen vows to abolish the use of atomic energy on the island by 2025. Hundreds of people gathered outside Taipei’s … Continue reading →

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Experts warn against nuclear waste dry cask storage via The China Post

Posted on 2016/02/28 by norma field

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Nuclear power experts Saturday warned Taiwan against adopting dry cask storage for high-level radioactive waste from its nuclear power plants, the Central News Agency reported. Masakao Sawai from the Japan-based Citizen’s Nuclear Information Center said dry cask … Continue reading →

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Installed solar hits 728MW in Taiwan as anti-nuclear candidate wins election via PB-Tech

Posted on 2016/01/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Taiwan’s installed solar PV capacity has reached 728.4MW, according to the latest government statistics. The Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs has set an annual install target of 500MW as it looks to reach 8.7GW by 2030. The potential … Continue reading →

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Taiwan election points to nuclear phase-out by 2023 via Climate Home

Posted on 2016/01/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Ing-wen Tsai, who leads the presidential polls, envisions a ‘nuclear-free homeland’ with a bigger role for energy efficiency and renewables Taiwan is facing a phase-out of atomic power, with nuclear sceptic Ing-wen Tsai tipped to win a presidential election on … Continue reading →

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Reactor at 2nd nuclear power plant breaks down via Focus Taiwan

Posted on 2015/12/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Taipei, Dec. 26 (CNA) One of the two reactors at Taiwan’s second nuclear power plant broke down Saturday afternoon, Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) reported that day. Taipower is investigating the cause of the breakdown, according to Lin Te-fu (林德福), a … Continue reading →

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Reactor at 2nd nuclear power plant breaks down via Focus Taiwan

Posted on 2015/12/26 by norma field

Taipei, Dec. 26 (CNA) One of the two reactors at Taiwan’s second nuclear power plant broke down Saturday afternoon, Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) reported that day. […] Following the latest breakdown, only two of the six nuclear reactors at the … Continue reading →

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EU to exempt some Fukushima foods from radiation checks via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/11/26 by norma field

BRUSSELS – The European Union has decided to stop requiring radiation screening for some food products imported from Fukushima Prefecture, informed sources have said. It will be the first time for the EU to exclude foods items from Fukushima from … Continue reading →

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Expert touts renewable energy via Taipei Times

Posted on 2015/09/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

‘HUMANITY AT CROSSROADS’:Hans Schellnhuber said Germany is an example for Taiwan of how to transition from coal and nuclear power to renewable energy sources To combat global warming and greenhouse gas emissions, developing renewable energy is the only way to … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Waste Out of Lanyu: Indigenous Indignation in Taiwan Seen through Guan Xiao-Rong’s Photographs via Trans Asia Photography Review

Posted on 2015/07/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Lanyu, a small Pacific island southeast of Taiwan, is the home of some five thousand Tao (or Yami) indigenous inhabitants and a few Han[1] Taiwanese residents. Although Lanyu has long been proud of its beautiful natural environment and traditional Yami … Continue reading →

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Mothballed nuclear plant can be activated any time: Ma via the China Times

Posted on 2015/07/05 by norma field

Taiwan began to mothball its controversial fourth nuclear power plant on July 1, a process that will allow it to be activated at any time in the future, President Ma Ying-jeou said in an interview that was aired Friday. The … Continue reading →

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