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Taiwan ‘Nuclear-Free’ As Last Commercial Reactor Is Permanently Shut Down

By David Dalton
19 May 2025

Advocates argue that energy source is most feasible way for island nation to meet goals

Taiwan ‘Nuclear-Free’ As Last Commercial Reactor Is Permanently Shut Down
The Maanshan-2 nuclear power plant in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, has been shut down. Courtesy Wikipedia/Creative Commons Licence.
Taiwan’s last operating commercial nuclear power plant was completely shut down at midnight on 17 May, fulfilling the government’s promise to make the Asian nation “nuclear-free”.

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