Taiwan Conducts Nuclear Plant Safety Exercise Simulating Terrorist Attack, Chinese Sabotage

Taiwan today began an annual nuclear security drill, simulating a terrorist attack and acts of sabotage by Chinese agents at a nuclear plant in the southern part of the island, according to Agence France-Presse (see GSN, Sept. 15).

“The drill covers a vast area of five kilometers (three miles) surrounding the plant as this year’s focus is damage control in the event of radiation leak,” an Atomic Energy Council official said.

Chemical warfare troops were called to battle terrorists, while a police bomb squad dealt with devices placed on power generators, AFP reported. Meanwhile, Coast Guard Administration officers hunted for mock Chinese agents in the nuclear facility.

The drill is set to end tomorrow, AFP reported (Agence France-Presse/SpaceWar.com, Sept. 23).

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