Buddhist, Christian, Islamic and Daoist groups join forces against nuclear power in Taiwan

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http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/03/09/2003527359

Religious groups join forces against nuclear power use
Staff Writer, with CNA

Local religious groups declared their unity yesterday against nuclear power ahead of the first anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami off northeast Japan, calling for a nuclear-free Taiwan.

Representatives of Buddhist, Christian, Islamic and Daoist communities urged the central government to abolish its nuclear policy, saying that the nuclear disaster in Japan should remind people of the calamities that could arise when humans attempt to overpower nature.

“We cannot accept even the lowest nuclear risks because human lives cannot be put at risk,” Shih Chao-hwei ( 釋昭慧 ), a Buddhist priest and founder of the Buddhist Hongshi College, told a press conference.

“The government should immediately shut down the three existing nuclear plants, suspend the construction of the fourth plant and develop clean energy to guarantee the sustainable use of energy in Taiwan,” said Ng Tiat-gan ( 黃哲彥 ), a pastor and official from the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan.

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[kristopher]

1. Given the seismic profile Taiwan's development is insane. nt

[GliderGuider]

2. Apparently the Advaita Vedanta group declined. When asked why, a spokesman replied:

"All matter is an illusion, and there is no-one to use the power."
After delivering his statement, either the spokesman or the reality he was speaking from vanished.

[kristopher]

3. Atomic energy minister doubts Taipower's claims about nuclear plant

Atomic energy minister doubts Taipower's claims about nuclear plant
2012/03/14 22:40:19

Taipei, March 14 (CNA) The head of the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) said Wednesday he did not believe Taiwan's yet-to-be-completed fourth nuclear plant could operate smoothly as stated by its constructor recently.

Atomic Energy Minister Tsai Chuen-horng made his remark when asked by Kuomintang Legislator Chiang Nai-hsin whether he believed the fourth nuclear power plant project "had no major vulnerabilities and would operate smoothly during test runs," as claimed by Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) in its latest report on the project.

"Can you believe that? How many safety inspections have been completed on the plant so far? How many should be done and how many have been? Nothing has been completed yet," the lawmaker asked at an interpellation of the Legislative Yuan's Education and Culture Committee.

Tsai said that Taipower was not in a position to determine the plant's safety.

The AEC will form a panel of experts ...

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201203140044