Taiwan plans to decommission its last active nuclear power plant, the Ma-an-shan site in Pingtung County, next year and convert 53 hectares into a solar farm. However, residents worry about potential impacts on local scenery.
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00:00Taiwan is set to transform its last active nuclear power plant into a solar farm.
00:06The Ma'anshan site in Pingtung County in the country's south will be fully decommissioned
00:11next year.
00:12About 53 hectares of the site have been earmarked for use as a solar farm.
00:17But residents are concerned this will hurt the local scenery, and that the panels could
00:21actually cause temperatures to rise.
00:24The Environment Ministry says it will make decisions based on scientific data.
00:28We need scientific research to make sure the people are safe.
00:33So the Environment Ministry is actively working on sensitive areas.
00:37Taiwan's decision to phase out nuclear power has sparked controversy as the country works
00:42to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.