KMT demands apologies over nuclear restart planBy Lin Hsin-han and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday made six demands regarding the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) energy policy after President William Lai (賴清德) on Saturday confirmed that work has begun to secure approvals for restarting the decommissioned Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Wanli District (萬里) and the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County’s Hengchun Township (恆春). Hung also called for public disclosure of the nuclear power restart costs. Former National Tsing Hua University nuclear engineering professor Lee Min (李敏) said the main advantage of nuclear power is stable electricity pricing, which is not affected by fluctuations in international fossil fuel prices. Lee urged the DPP government to develop a comprehensive long-term nuclear plan, saying nuclear energy should be incorporated into long-term energy planning. Separately yesterday, KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) said Taiwan has paid a price for its anti-nuclear policy, blaming ideology, populism and shortsightedness.
