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DPP legislators cite 9 'time bombs' at Nuke 4CNA March 6, 2013, 12:34 am TWN    The DPP lawmakers said they plan to disclose their findings to the Control Yuan and freeze funding used by state-run utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) to promote the plant's continued construction. Among the nine problems identified by DPP lawmakers, including Lin Chia lung and Gao Jyh-peng, are improper welding techniques used on the plant's nuclear reactors, serious damage done to standby emergency generators, and drywells potentially unable to withstand operating temperatures, which could lead to leaks of radioactive substances. A drywell is the containment structure that encloses the reactor and recirculation system in a boiling water reactor system, the design being used in the controversial project. The legislators also said 1,400 grounding lines do not meet design standards, and the touch panels in the control room reflect light, which could lead to mistakes in an emergency situation. Gao accused the government of wanting to use the referendum to sidestep the nuclear safety issue, and he said the Legislature would invite heads of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Taipower to give briefings on the issue. Taipower spokesman Lee Hung-chou said later Tuesday that four of the nine problems cited by the DPP legislators simply do not exist, and that the other five have been resolved or are being corrected. A spokesman for the facility in Gongliao District in New Taipei, known formally as the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant, acknowledged the problem with glare on the touch panels and said the plant has asked domestic manufacturers to install screens on the devices to keep it away.
6 Comments  Submit Your Comment March 6, 2013 skier_rich@ Reply Nuclear accidents are very serious events and safety and precaution should be of the utmost importance. However, the DPP shouldn't make up stories that don't exist; it further ruins their credibility. March 7, 2013 allen@ "Nuclear accidents are very serious events and safety and precaution should be of the utmost importance."Wow, thank you for sharing this earth shattering educational insight, skier_rich! March 7, 2013 bobbie@ "stories that don't exist" (skier@)And you do have correct knowledge about this issue because you are anti-DPP? March 7, 2013 zoechn@ If Taiwan reactor 4 is built, KMT will lose the next election. Most of Taiwan's people are against nukes and will vote for any candidate who is against new nukes. Power station 4 will also be a time bomb for KMT. March 7, 2013 ludahai_twn@ You are taking Taipower at its word that the DPP is making it up? There was a detailed piece in Le Monde last year detailing the documented problems with the plant in Gongliao. March 11, 2013 jamie@ "The DPP shouldn't make up stories that don't exist; it further ruins their credibility"Excuse me lady or sir, but the KMT is guilty of the same. So both DPP and KMT are not telling the public the truth. But who's in power? |
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