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Taiwan's Maanshan nuclear plant, seen from a beach in Hengchun on March 22, 2026. Its restart review has reached the final approval stage, and Japan's Hamaoka data scandal has put the verification of seismic calculations back in focus. (CNA)

Faked Quake Data Derails Japan Nuclear Restart As Taiwan Nears Its Own

The Lai government has confirmed it will restart nuclear power, but refuses to address Nuclear Plant No. 4. Pictured: Nuclear Plant No. 4. (File photo, Yen Lin-yu)

Politics, Not Engineering, Is Keeping Taiwan's Nuclear 4 Shut

The Ministry of Economic Affairs is aggressively promoting small-scale hydropower, but its negative environmental impacts are raising serious concerns. Pictured: a small-scale hydropower unit operated by Heng Shui Green Energy on the Annong River in Yilan

Small Hydropower, Same Old Story: Taiwan Risks Its Rivers Next

President Lai Ching-te's invitation for Jensen Huang to tour a power plant amounts to asking the NVIDIA chief to serve as a prop for political theater — doing nothing to address Taiwan's actual electricity supply challenges. (AP)

Jensen Huang Keeps Sounding the Alarm. Lai Ching-te Keeps Missing the Point.

Although the Lai administration is moving to restart nuclear power, the nuclear-free homeland policy has cost the public hundreds of billions of dollars. Anti-nuclear activists have reiterated their opposition to any restart. Photo by Chao Shih-hsun, Cent

Taiwan's Nuclear-Free Anniversary Is a Reckoning, Not a Celebration

The Ministry of Economic Affairs is planning to restart Nuclear Power Plant 3, sparking debate over fuel rod compatibility. Photo by Huang Yu-ching, CNA, March 24, 2026

Taiwan's Nuclear Fuel Rod Dispute Masks a Trillion-Dollar Energy Policy Failure