Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/03/20
By: Huang Ya-chuan and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, March 20 (CNA) The second reactor at the No. 2 nuclear power plant in New Taipei is expected to start generating electricity Wednesday at the earliest once safety checks have been completed that day, and to be running at full capacity by March 29, Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) said Tuesday.

Taipower got official written approval from the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) that day to restart the reactor, which has been offline since May 2016 following a glitch in its electrical system during major maintenance work.

The last round of maintenance on the reactor was completed in December 2017. Taipower then filed an application Feb. 5 to restart the reactor.    [FULL  STORY]