Premier: Nuclear Phaseout May Need To Be Pushed Back

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Premier Cho Jung-tai says the government still supports an eventual phaseout of nuclear power--but that it may need to be pushed back. That's amid talk that two shuttered plants could come back online in the coming years if they pass safety evaluations.

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00:01Rev. Oron Tai says the government still wants to phase out nuclear power, even though two

00:05closed nuclear plants could restart in the next few years.

00:09Under the ruling DPP, Taiwan has shut down all its nuclear reactors.

00:13But the Taiwan Power Company plans safety inspections at two shuttered plants, and if

00:18they're found safe, there's a chance that they could come back online.

00:22The premier says the government is not walking back its policy, but that the phase-out of

00:26nuclear power may have to be pushed back as Taiwan develops renewable energy.

00:31He also says the government may one day rethink its nuclear policy if new technologies come

00:35along that guarantee safety, solve the nuclear waste problem, and win public backing.

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