00:03Opponents of nuclear power shout slogans at a Sunday protest in Taipei,
00:08as Taiwan prepares for what could be a major about-face in policy.
00:12One year ago, Taiwan's last nuclear plant went offline.
00:16Now, amid fears of a Chinese fuel blockade that's compounded by uncertainty in the Middle East,
00:22the government might reverse course.
00:25The shuttered No. 3 nuclear power plant in Taiwan's far south
00:28could go back online as soon as 2028.
00:31But protesters say that's not necessary.
00:49One major issue for anti-nuclear activists is the problem of where to store nuclear waste.
00:55But at a forum on Sunday, they also argued that restarting reactors may pose risks to national security.
01:13Supporters of nuclear power though are just as adamant that Taiwan needs to embrace the atom for its future.
01:18They say science should dictate policy.
01:34This kind of back-and-forth has been going on since 2011,
01:37when then-presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen first floated a nuclear phase-out.
01:42Though Sunday marked one year since the last reactor shut down,
01:46the issue is still far from resolved.
01:49Chris Ma and John Van Trieste for Taiwan Plus.
01:52Chris Maasting that says no questions from the media or pro-commerce ships.
01:52Should però shockingly!
01:55Let's begin.
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