Legislators criticized Taiwan Power Company (Taipower
Officials of Taipower, however, said that the resumption of construction had to be initiated step by step.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
A dozen KMT legislators, members of the Economics and Energy Committee (
At a workshop, contractors working at Taipower's Lungmen construction office (龍門施工處) in Kungliao told the legislators that Taipower had not paid them contractual dues or refunded their deposits after their contracts were rescinded when the Cabinet decided to halt construction last October.
Some contractors complained that because banks had little confidence in the project, it was very difficult to borrow money for re-bidding.
Tseng Tsai Mei-tso (
In addition, legislators who inspected the plant's construction site were upset with the abandoned appearance of the site, saying that such a serious lag in construction is a major safety concern.
Lin Ching-chi (
"We still hope that construction of Unit One (一號機) of the plant will be completed by July 2005, which is the original deadline," Lin said.
KMT legislator Tseng Yung-chuan (
"The financial losses due to the delay should not be borne by electricity users. Therefore, we strongly demand a monthly report outlining the percentage of completed construction," Tseng said.
In Kungliao, local anti-nuclear activists seem to have lost the spirit to fight the plant over what they call "the deception" of the DPP-led central government.
President Chen Shui-bian (
Activists from anti-nuclear groups are continuing calls for the government to stay focused on the negative impacts caused by the construction.
"Based on recent observations, half of the beach at Fulung (
Lai said that workers operating dump trucks were too busy to dump sea sand transferred from other locations to the beach to restore the environment. "The beach is scheduled to open next month, but the Fulung environment is in no condition for it," Lai said.
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