Toxic
water leak in Taiwan nuclear plant
Two
radioactive waste storage tanks at a nuclear power plant in Taiwan
may have been leaking toxic water for the past three years, a new
report shows.
9
August, 2013
The
First Nuclear Power Plant, located in the remote northern coastal
district of Shihmen, has been leaking toxic water from storage pools
of two reactors, the government’s watchdog agency, Control Yuan,
said in a recent report.
“[Taiwan
Power Co. (Taipower)] has yet to clearly establish the reason for the
water leak,” said the investigatory agency.
Control
Yuan further pointed to numerous problems at the site, including lack
of a proper plan outlining procedures to handle spent nuclear
materials.
Meanwhile,
an official with Taipower said the water did not come from the
storage pools, rather from condensation of water used in the plant’s
cleanup procedure - and recycled back into the storage pools.
“We
have explained to the Control Yuan, but they turned it down. They
asked us to look into if other causes were involved,” said the
official.
Mass
public and legislative protests have erupted against the
controversial nuclear program in Taiwan, pushing lawmakers to rethink
plans to build a fourth nuclear plant.
Taiwan
currently has three operational nuclear power plants and six
reactors.
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