Su Qiaohui, a DPP legislator, said in a recent interview that there are many rumors circulating online claiming she has shifted her position. Therefore, she is reiterating clearly once again: the biggest issue with Taiwan using nuclear energy is safety concerns and the unresolved problem of nuclear waste—there is no place willing to accept it. New Taipei City has refused, and naturally, she opposes turning New Taipei’s Nuclear Power Plant No. 2 into a final disposal site for nuclear waste. When she first entered the "Legislative Yuan" a decade ago, she was precisely overseeing the "Atomic Energy Council" under the "Education and Culture Committee," so everyone can see that her stance on nuclear energy issues has remained consistent over the past ten years: without nuclear safety and without a solution for nuclear waste, there is no justification for using nuclear energy.
She added that under these circumstances, we certainly cannot agree, nor should we allow New Taipei City to become the final disposal site for nuclear waste. However, if one day the world develops a new type of nuclear energy that is both safe and produces no radioactive waste, then of course we would not oppose it. Everyone is welcome to review my verbatim transcript from yesterday—it aligns perfectly with my position and statements over the past decade.
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