Taiwanese protest to demand government scrap nuclear power plant
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Protesters display various anti-nuclear placards in front of the presidential office during an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Religious group members hold anti-nuclear posters reading "No Nukes" as they attend an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Religious group members hold anti-nuclear posters reading "No Nukes" as they attend an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Protesters hold placards and paper 'windmills' as they attend an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A man takes a photo of a poster during an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A woman walks past a anti-nuclear placard during an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
Protesters display various anti-nuclear placards in front of the presidential office during an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
Religious group members hold anti-nuclear posters reading "No Nukes" as they attend an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
Religious group members hold anti-nuclear posters reading "No Nukes" as they attend an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
Protesters hold placards and paper 'windmills' as they attend an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
A man takes a photo of a poster during an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
A woman walks past a anti-nuclear placard during an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on March 9, 2013. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years. -- PHOTO: AFP
TAIPEI (AP) - Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have protested to demand that the government scrap a US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) nuclear power plant that is nearly complete and slated to begin operating in two years.
Taiwan's opposition party has long opposed nuclear power, and public caution over nuclear safety has risen following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan.
The government says halting the project could lead to electricity shortages and has proposed a public referendum to resolve the issue.
But at least half of the eligible voters need to vote for a referendum to pass, which activists say will work against them.
