核四 (Hésì): Fourth Nuclear Power Plant (Lun…

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1 Fourth Nuclear Power Plant (Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant, near New Taipei City, Taiwan)

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核四是台湾的第四座核电厂。

Hésì shì Táiwān de dì-sì zuò hédiànchǎng.

Hesi is Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant.

核四的兴建引发了长期的争议。

Hésì de xīngjiàn yǐnfā le chángqī de zhēngyì.

The construction of the Fourth Nuclear Plant has sparked long-running controversy.

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history

Located in Gongliao District (貢寮區), New Taipei City. Construction began in 1999, was repeatedly halted on safety and political grounds, and the plant was mothballed in 2014 — never put into commercial operation. A 2021 referendum confirmed it should not be activated.

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Predominantly a Taiwanese political shorthand. On the mainland it would be unfamiliar without context.