Taipei Times
Date: Mar 29, 2019
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
Demonstrations against nuclear power are to take place simultaneously in Taipei and
Members of environmental groups hold flags and banners to announce parades against nuclear power that are to be held on April 27 in Taipei and Kaohsiung. Photo: Liu Le-jen, Taipei Times
Kaohsiung on April 27, environmental groups said yesterday, urging people to support phasing out nuclear power as its advocates are regaining momentum.
The demonstrations would be the first large movement after a referendum abolishing the legal basis for the government’s “nuclear-free homeland by 2025” policy was passed on Nov. 24 last year, National Anti-nuclear Action Platform spokesperson Tsuei Su-hsin (崔愫欣) said.
The referendum, initiated by Nuclear Myth Busters group founder Huang Shih-hsiu (黃士修) and endorsed by former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), was passed after garnering more than 5.8 million votes in favor and 4 million against.
This year’s rallies are scheduled to mark the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on April 26, 1986, Tsuei said, adding that nuclear power is not as safe as its proponents have claimed. [FULL STORY]
