TAIPEI (Reuters) – A fire that broke out at a nuclear power plant in southern Taiwan was put out and posed no safety concern, the Taiwan Power Company said on Thursday. The company said in a statement that the fire at the Maanshan nuclear power plant in southern Pingtung county was some 50 metres away […]
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Fire at nuclear power plant in southern Taiwan put out, no safety concern, power company says
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – A fire that broke out at a nuclear power plant in southern Taiwan was put out and posed no safety concern, the Taiwan Power Company said on Thursday.
The company said in a statement that the fire at the Maanshan nuclear power plant in southern Pingtung county was some 50 metres away from nuclear power equipment and did not affect electricity generation.
(Reporting By Yimou Lee; Editing by Kim Coghill)