Hundreds of anti-nuke protesters rallied in the Taiwanese capital Taipei calling to vote down a referendum bill and terminate the launch of the island\u2019s fourth nuclear power plant, amid mounting concerns since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.<\/p>\n
The demonstrators stood to spell the word \u201cSTOP,\u201d<\/i> with
\nyellow and black signs in front of the building of the Taiwanese
\nparliament and chanted slogans like “Stop dangerous nuclear
\npower!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
The demonstration came a few days ahead the ruling Kuomintang
\nparty\u2019s plans to push through a bill to hold a nationwide
\nreferendum and decide the fate of the nearly-completed nuclear
\nplant.
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The construction of the fourth nuclear plant will only be
\nstopped, if the referendum achieves a voter turnout of over 50
\npercent, which is unlikely in Taiwan, according to the China
\nPost.<\/p>\n
“Since so many people have spoken against the risky power
\nplant, the government should scrap the project instead,”<\/i> said
\nLiu Hui-min, a spokeswoman for the protest, referring to several
\npublic surveys which indicated around 70 percent of respondents
\nopposed the plant, according to AFP.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year in February Premier Jiang Yi-huah proposed
\nholding a referendum concerning the country\u2019s fourth nuclear
\nfacility which is 90 percent completed and due to start operating
\nin 2015, according to its operator the state-owned Taiwan Power
\nCompany (Taipower). Yi-huah promised that the government would do
\neverything possible to ensure the safety of the plant.<\/p>\n
Amid the growing fears of the islanders, Taipower says the state
\nwill face power shortages without a new nuclear plant. The three
\nexisting nuclear plants supply about 20 percent of Taiwan’s
\nelectricity, however two of them are planned to be closed in the
\nnear future.<\/p>\n
There have been concerns about the Taiwan\u2019s nuclear power plants Taiwan island is located near the junction of two tectonic
\nsince the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in\u00a0
\nJapan, which resulted in a massive release of radiation after a
\ntsunami caused by an strong quake hit the island.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nplates and their continuous movement results in frequent
\nearthquakes. The deadliest in the island’s recent history was a
\n7.6-magnitude quake that killed around 2,400 people in September
\n1999.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/rt.com\/files\/news\/1f\/35\/40\/00\/25.jpg\")
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