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Wastewater could reach Taiwan in 1.5 years By Lin Hsin-han, Yang Mien-chieh and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writer Contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant could reach Taiwanese waters within one-and-a-half years of being released into the ocean, a marine environmental researcher said yesterday. Japan on Tuesday said it would in two years begin discharging water that has been used to cool fuel rods and nuclear waste at the plant. Japan ...

Nationwide inspection almost complete, zero cases of African swine fever found on farms | 2021/04/12

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) on Monday reminded hog farmers to process kitchen waste by boiling or steaming it at a high temperature before using it as pig feed, adding that violators could be fined up to NT$3 million (US$105,393). The EPA’s warning came after a pig carcass washed up on the shores of New Taipei City’s Wanli District (萬里) on Sunday. The body tested positive for African swine fever. African swine fever is a highly contagious disease that infects pigs a...

Safety unaffected by damage at nuclear plant: AEC Staff writer, with CNA Damage to a cooling water pipe at the Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Shihmen District (石門) last year did not affect safety at the facility, the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) said yesterday. The incident came to light recently after local media revealed that state-run Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) workers had damaged a water pipe when digging into the ground near the power plant late last year. The damage...

2021/04/06 17:35 A dead pig found in Wanli District, New Taipei City on April 4. (CNA) A dead pig found in Wanli District, New Taipei City on April 4. (CNA) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A dead white pig that washed up in New Taipei City’s Wanli District tested positive for African swine fever (ASF) and is confirmed to have the same strain as the one spreading in China, per CNA. This is the first case of the ASF strain found in Taiwan. Measures...

Pig carcass found in New Taipei City has ASF: council CNA, with staff writer A pig carcass found in New Taipei City on Sunday has been confirmed to be infected with African swine fever (ASF), the Council of Agriculture said on Tuesday. It is the first case of a pig being confirmed with the disease on Taiwan proper, although nearby pig farms have been cleared of the disease, the council said. Coast guard officials found the carcass near Guihou Harbor (龜吼漁港) in Wanli District (萬里) e...

Pig carcass found in New Taipei infected with African swine fever 04/06/2021 09:06 PM Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Taipei, April 6 (CNA) A pig carcass found in New Taipei two days ago has been confirmed as carrying the first case of African swine fever (ASF) reported on Taiwan proper, although nearby pig farms have been cleared of the disease, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said Tuesday. Coast Guard officials found the pig near the Guihou F...

Demand prompts restart of generator TAICHUNG PLANT: An official said that generator No. 3 had been retrofitted and it generates 0.46g of particulate pollution per kilowatt-hour, down from 0.6g to 0.7g By Angelica Oung / Staff reporter A spike in demand for electricity made it necessary to restart the third coal-fired generator at the Taichung Power Plant, Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) said yesterday as a feud with the Taichung City Government l...

Notes from central Taiwan: Taiwan’s spent nuclear fuel problem In the first of a two-part interview, Rene Vienet discusses the role he played in the development of the nation’s nuclear power By Michael Turton / Contributing reporter I spent this week chatting online with French film-maker, publisher and historian Rene Vienet, who began his two decades of involvement with Taiwan’s nuclear power program in the late 1970s as the representative for the French nuclear firm Cogema (today know...

Taiwan's Tsai rules out restarting work on 4th nuclear power plant