Pingtung authorities have fined Taipower US$3,000 for failing to report a fire at its nuclear plant immediately. The company says reported it within two hours as required.
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00:00Thai Power is being fined for failing to immediately report a fire at a nuclear power plant.
00:07The blaze broke out at the state-owned energy company's facility in southern Taiwan on Thursday
00:11morning.
00:12It was put out within half an hour with no damage to the plant's reactors.
00:16The Pingdong County government says it could fine Thai Power up to 3,000 U.S. dollars for
00:21not reporting the incident as soon as it happened.
00:24Thai Power says it reported it within two hours as required.