The director of the Second Nuclear Power Plant hid money in the ceiling, and the deputy director rented a warehouse and stuffed 7 million in cash! Inspection and inspection troops are divided into Route 17 to search the No. 1 factory
The corruption scandal at the No. 2 Nuclear Power Plant was investigated by the Integrity Inspection Commission and it was discovered that the manager surnamed Xie of the No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant was suspected of leaking procurement information and bid rigging. The Independent Commission Against Corruption is now directing the Independent Commission Against Corruption to search 17 locations including the No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.
Quick Look
- After a huge sum of money was found at the home of Zeng Wenhuang, the former director of the No.
- 2 Nuclear Power Plant, the prosecutor seized more than 7 million yuan from the mini warehouse of deputy director Chen Congde.
- The investigation revealed that three companies were involved in bribery.
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Why It Matters
In June this year, the anti-corruption prosecutors discovered a huge sum of money while investigating the procurement fraud at the Second Nuclear Power Plant, and in August they prosecuted five people, including Zeng Wenhuang and Chen Congde.
Following the search for cash from the ceiling of the home of Zeng Wenhuang, the former director of the Second Nuclear Power Plant, the inspector seized more than 7 million yuan from the mini-storage rented by the deputy director Chen Congde. After tracing the source, it was found that three other operators were involved in bribery. It was also found that the manager surnamed Xie and the engineer surnamed Gao of the nuclear power repair team of the First Nuclear Power Plant were suspected of leaking procurement information, and the manufacturer was suspected of rigging bids. The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office today directed the Independent Commission Against Corruption to search 17 locations including the No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant and interview nine defendants including Xie and Gao.
When investigating the procurement fraud at the Second Nuclear Plant in June this year, the anti-corruption inspector seized more than 7 million yuan in cash from the mini-storage rented by Chen Congde at the Donghu store of "Shuduoyi". They continued to trace the source of the money and found that Chen was suspected of accepting bribes from three manufacturers related to Lianyi Enterprise, Yongxiu Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Hongdu Engineering from 2012 to 2024.
The inspection also found that when the No. 1 Nuclear Plant was handling the "ESWP TOP BOWL (1PC)" procurement case in 2024, the manager surnamed Xie of the nuclear energy repair team was suspected of instructing the engineer surnamed Gao to leak the procurement specifications and relevant information to the person in charge of Qinye Mechanical Engineering Company surnamed Xu; the father and son surnamed Lu, who represented Lianyi Enterprise, were suspected of making an agreement with Xu Nan that Qinye would give up the bid and let Lianyi get the bid. According to public bidding information, the case number is 3501309044, and Lianyi Enterprise won the bid for 3.7695 million yuan on September 26, 2024.
The previous case of the Second Nuclear Plant started when Zeng Wenhuang was suspected of accepting bribes from manufacturers. The prosecutor searched his residence and found a large sum of cash in the mezzanine of the ceiling. Subsequent investigation expanded and it was found that Zeng, Chen Congde and other five personnel of the second nuclear plant were suspected of accepting bribes totaling more than 10.1 million yuan in five procurement cases, including the second heat sink, electric valve motor, bellows and filter bags. They were prosecuted by the Beijing Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in August this year.
Chen Congde was detained and banned from seeing him after the previous case was transferred for trial. He once applied to revoke his detention. The North Court recognized that he had made repeated confessions, deleted his communication records, and was at risk of fleeing and colluding with witnesses. The petition was rejected on August 31.
The Integrity Procuratorate has launched a search and interview on the procurement fraud case at the No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant. The entire case is being investigated in the direction of violating the "Corruption Crime Ordinance" and accepting bribes without violating the official duties, and paying bribes to civil servants without violating the official duties.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The prosecution will continue to investigate the defendants involved in the case and clarify the cash flow.
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Are there other nuclear power plant employees involved?
- What is the exact total amount involved?







