The Nuclear Abolition Platform will set up an office for the opposition side of the referendum and strive to collect 1,200 petitions before September 30 to nominate representatives to defend it. (Provided by the National Nuclear Abolition Action Platform)
Blue and White are taking advantage of the Legislative Yuan to launch another referendum on nuclear energy. The latest referendum plan is "Do you support the government's use of 'nuclear power' to revitalize the economy and abolish the energy policy of 'non-nuclear homeland'?" The Nuclear Abolition Platform said today (23rd) that this is bringing the energy issue into a political showdown again. It stated that it would set up an office for the opposition to the referendum, collect 1,200 signatures before the 30th, and appoint representatives to confront false nuclear power rumors head-on.
Blue and White has launched another nuclear energy referendum. The National Nuclear Abolition Action Platform pointed out that the referendum was a campaign based on empty slogans such as "nuclear power revitalizes the economy." In order to send professional representatives to stand on the TV debate stage to formally combat false rumors about nuclear power, it also responds to Blue and White and other false nuclear power remarks, and prevents misinformation from misleading the public. It will work hard to collect 1,200 signatures before the end of the month, and hopes that the Chinese people will support it.
Lin Zhengyuan, a researcher at the Green Citizen Action Alliance, said that the 22nd referendum equated "the use of nuclear power" with "revitalizing the economy" and even used it to abolish non-nuclear homes. Taiwan needs more electricity, but the answer is not necessarily nuclear power. Although AI and semiconductors do bring electricity demand, the industry needs timely electricity. Nuclear power is taking a long time to transition from planning to commercialization. The cost of old power plants is extremely high and it is difficult to ensure safety. In addition, energy policy must also face issues such as power supply schedule, cost, safety and nuclear waste. Until the problem is solved, we are opposed to equating "need for electricity" with "need for nuclear power", and we are even more opposed to abolishing non-nuclear homes on this basis.
Tsai Ya-ying, a full-time lawyer at the Taiwan Barbarian Foot Ecology Association, pointed out that amending laws and legislation should be the work of legislators, and 810 million yuan should not be wasted on holding a referendum. Blue and White's move is to push their work to the whole people. She also pointed out that our country is located in an earthquake zone. If a major nuclear accident occurs, there is no ability to evacuate and resettle millions of victims. She also pointed out that our country has been denuclearized for more than a year, and the economy has not deteriorated due to denuclearization, so we should not risk resuming nuclear power. If the current policy favors nuclear power, it will crowd out more sustainable options such as energy conservation and renewable energy. He also believes that the small reactor (SMR), which has immature technology, is not only expensive, produces more nuclear waste, and has many safety controversies, but there is no need for Taiwan to be used as a testing ground.
