Lai Qingde, Taiwan’s deputy chief of staff, acknowledged the possibility of restarting decommissioned nuclear power plants if the island is besieged. It has been reported TASS With reference to the Taiwanese information portal “Lianhe xinwenwang”.
It was recorded that during the visit of the vice president of the island administration to the National Taiwan University, one of the students asked the politician what the authorities plan to do if the island is besieged and gas and gas cannot be imported. other energy sources.
Qingde emphasized that at the moment the relevant departments are working on options for how to ensure the possibility of using already stopped nuclear reactors in emergency situations.
He added that Taiwan currently imports about 80% of the island’s energy needs.
Former Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu declarationTaiwanese officials discussed issues of providing a “nuclear umbrella” with their allies.