Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/05/14
By: Pan Tzu-yu and Ko Lin
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) The Atomic Energy Council (AEC) gave the go-ahead to restart one
CNA file photo
of the reactors at the Third Nuclear Power Plant in southern Taiwan on Monday, after final review of an application to resume the reactor’s operations.
The number one reactor at the third power plant in Pingtung County was shut down to undergo an overhaul on April 3.
On May 7, state-run Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) applied to the AEC for permission to restart the reactor as maintenance and repair work were complete.
On-site inspections have been carried out to check maintenance and related improvement measures, which were confirmed to have been completed on May 1, the atomic council said Monday. [FULL STORY]
