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Taiwan Parliament Passes Proposal For Referendum On Nuclear Power

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Move comes just days after Asian nation shut down its last commercial reactor

Taiwan Parliament Passes Proposal For Referendum On Nuclear Power
Maanshan-2, a 938-MW pressurised water reactor unit in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, was permanently shut down on 17 May. Courtesy Wikipedia/Creative Commons Licence.

Taiwan’s legislative yuan has passed an opposition-backed proposal to hold a referendum on restarting the Maanshan nuclear power station where the island nation’s last commercially operating reactor was shut down on 17 May.

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