Taiwan not ready for nuclear: groupsBy Su Chin-feng / Staff reporter, with CNARestarting the use of nuclear power in Taiwan would pass the nuclear waste problem to the next generation and is not in line with environmental justice, several anti-nuclear groups said yesterday, citing the country’s proneness to natural disasters and the lack of a nuclear waste disposal site. Taiwan in May last year ended operations of the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County, the last active nuclear facility in the nation. Nuclear safety, nuclear waste disposal and public consensus are the three key factors to be considered by the commission, Lai said. Taiwan is not well-suited for nuclear power plants, given its frequent earthquakes, typhoons and fragile geology, he said. A fire at the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant last March underscores the need to take nuclear safety seriously,” he added.

Source: Taipei Times March 21, 2026 17:14 UTC