No safety, no operations for 4th nuclear power plant: president
ROC Central News Agency
2013/02/23 11:59:37
Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou reaffirmed Friday the government's commitment to ensure the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant is safe before it is allowed to begin commercial operations.
Ma proposed that authorities seek the help of prestigious experts and agencies 'as soon as possible' to clear up facts and doubts over the controversial project.
'We must let people with credibility do an inspection,' the president, who currently serves as chairman of the ruling Kuomintang, said during a late-night meeting on nuclear safety with a group of KMT legislators.
Also attending the meeting were Economics Minister Chang Chia-juch, Atomic Energy Council head Tsai Chuen-horng and Liang Chi-yuan, chairman of the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research and an expert in energy issues.
According to Ma, the government should study the examples of other countries to make a realistic assessment on the project so that people can make a choice.
'The government has the obligation to give the public a clear explanation and let them know about the possible consequences of any decisions,' he said.
(By Kelven Huang and Y.F. Low)
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