Maanshan nuclear plant restart referendum proposal clears Legislature

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan on Tuesday passed an opposition-backed proposal to hold a referendum on restarting the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County, whose last operating reactor -- also the nation's last one -- was shut down on Saturday.

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