Nuclear Politics

Taiwan Nuclear Referendum: How It Works And What’s At Stake

By David Dalton
22 August 2025

Poll on Maanshan restart comes amid concern over lack of domestic energy resources and threat from China

Taiwan Nuclear Referendum: How It Works And What’s At Stake
Taiwan is holding a referendum on 23 August to decide whether the Maanshan-2 nuclear power plant should be restarted. Courtesy Wikimedia/Creative Commons Licence.
Taiwan is preparing to hold a referendum on Saturday (23 August) to decide whether the Maanshan-2 nuclear power plant – which stopped operating in May after 40 years of service – should be restarted.

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