The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has accused former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) of “misrepresenting” an EU endorsement of nuclear power after he called on the government to embrace the energy source.
Ma, who from 2008 to 2016 served two terms as president, on Saturday told an energy conference hosted by two think tanks affiliated with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) that increasing international support for nuclear power led to the DPP abandoning plans to switch off Taiwan’s three remaining nuclear power plants by 2025.
Ma said the EU has reclassified nuclear power and power generated from natural gas as “green,” and Taiwan
The Executive Yuan has listed the National Palace Museum as critical national infrastructure, a source familiar with the issue said on Saturday.
It also listed the Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Shihmen District (石門), the Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant in Wanli District (萬里) and the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County’s Ma-anshan (馬鞍山), but removed the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Gongliao District (貢寮), as it has been mothballed.
The Executive Yuan regularly reviews the designation of critical infrastructure to bolster the nation’s information security, as listed establishments and facilities must submit an information safety
By Lee Hsin-fang and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Executive Yuan has listed the National Palace Museum as critical national infrastructure, a source familiar with the issue said on Saturday.
As a longtime advocate of environmental protection, I voted “no” in the four referendum questions at the end of last year with hardly any hesitation. Restarting construction at the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Gongliao District (貢寮), banning imports of US pork with traces of ractopamine and holding elections concurrently with referendums were easy decisions.
However, on the question of relocating Taiwan’s third liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project from Taoyuan’s Guantang Industrial Park (觀塘工業區), I struggled to decide.
Many people voted against the relocation because of how the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) had politicized the issue, but another
Taipei, July 16 (CNA) The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has accused former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) of misrepresenting a European Union endorsement of nuclear power after he called on the government to re-embrace the fuel source Saturday.