Taipower ships 120 rods from nuclear plantBy Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporterState-run Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) yesterday shipped 120 unused fuel rods from the mothballed Fourth Nuclear Power Plant back to their US supplier as part of its plan to shut down the plant, the Chinese-language Liberty Times (the sister paper of the Taipei Times) reported on its Web site yesterday. The Fourth Nuclear Power Plant is pictured in New Taipei City’s Gongliao District in an undated photograph. However, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global shipping and delayed the process, leaving a small batch of fuel rods at the plant. Taipower has sent back all 1,744 fuel rods to the US in seven batches since July 2018, the report said. The move came as a national referendum on activating the power plant is to take place on Aug. 28.

Source: Taipei Times March 28, 2021 15:56 UTC