In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg News, Taiwan's Premier Cho Jung-tai said that Taiwan is "very open" to nuclear energy, a reversal of a current policy that would see Taiwan's last operational nuclear energy reactor shut down next year.
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00:00In a sign Taiwan's government is reconsidering its nuclear energy phase-out, Premier Zhuorong
00:05Tai has told Bloomberg that Taiwan is very open to new nuclear technology.
00:12His comments come as an AI boom is driving demand for Taiwan's advanced semiconductors
00:17and that same demand is driving energy consumption and costs.
00:21Premier Zhou also cited energy security risks from a potential blockade by China as a reason
00:27to rethink opposition to nuclear power.
00:30Taiwan is planning to phase out its last active nuclear reactor next year.