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D'oh! Misplaced chair shuts down nuclear plant in Taiwan

detuur

2023 is when its operating permit expires. This doesn't mean that it's going to shut down then, necessarily. Usually permits are extended. Only if the political winds have shifted and/or there are major security failings do such extensions fail to materialise, and the plant gets shut down.

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