Taiwan to Decide on Nuclear Plant in 4 Months, Paper Says

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

Taiwan to Decide on Nuclear Plant in 4 Months, Paper Says

Taipei, May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan's government will make a final 
decision on the fate of a planned nuclear power plant in about four 
months, following the setup and study of an evaluation committee, the 
China Times reported, citing Economic Affairs Minister-designate Lin 
Hsin-yi. The committee will likely include representatives from the 
Council of Economic Planning and Development, the Environmental 
Protection Administration, the Atomic Energy Council, local 
government authorities, scholars and citizens. The committee will 
evaluate factors including the societal costs, atomic energy policy, 
industrial development needs, waste disposal, environmental impact, 
and costs of scrapping the project, the paper said. 

President-elect Chen Shui-bian generally opposes nuclear power and 
has pledged to halt future plants, but hasn't ruled out finishing 
construction of the No.4 plant that has already been started. 

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