Environmentalists allege meddling in erosion investigationBy Esme Yeh / Staff reporterThe heavy cargo pier of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant should be torn down to halt beach erosion caused by the groin effect in New Taipei City’s Gongliao District (貢寮), environmental advocates said on Thursday, adding that Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) concealed monitoring data from supervision committee members. Photo: Taipei TimesThe coastal erosion has raised serious concerns for local residents and environmentalists. Yang Mu-huo said the ministry published a report last month on the investigation in the name of the National Taiwan University, adding the report was sent by Taipower to committee members. Civil engineering professor Han Jen-yu (韓仁毓), head of the third-party investigation team in cooperation with the supervision committee, never received the report, Yang Mu-huo said, quoting Han as saying the report cannot be published under the university’s name without authorization. Much of the information included in the report was incorrect, Yang Mu-huo said, urging the ministry to publish a correction within a week of receiving notice of the alleged interference.

Source: Taipei Times January 25, 2026 17:33 UTC