Northern Taiwan’s three nuclear power plants are situated in a geological zone less likely than other areas of the country to be hit by major earthquakes, according to the ROC National Science Council May 1.
This conclusion is based on the results of two NSC-sponsored studies exploring mountain formation processes and the structure of the earth’s crust—Taiwan Geodynamic Researches (TAIGER) and Across Taiwan Strait Explosion Experiment—the council said at a news conference in Taipei City.
TAIGER was a cooperative project with the U.S., while ATSEE was carried out between Taiwan and mainland Chinese scientists.
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