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| Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Location | Gongliao District, New Taipei |
| Status | Suspended/Incomplete |
| Construction began | 1999 |
| Owner | Taiwan Power Company |
| Reactor type | ABWR |
| Reactors | 2 (units planned) |
| Capacity | 2 × 1,350 MW (planned) |
Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant
The Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant is a Taiwanese nuclear power project located in Gongliao District, New Taipei, near the Pacific coast, intended to house two advanced boiling water reactors. The project involves major international firms and Taiwanese institutions and has intersected with debates involving the Executive Yuan, Legislative Yuan, Taiwan Power Company, Atomic Energy Council (Taiwan), and various civic actors. Planning, procurement, and construction connected the project to global nuclear vendors, regional energy planners, and local communities.
Initial site selection and feasibility studies for the Lungmen project drew upon precedent cases such as Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant, Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant, and international projects like Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant and Hinkley Point C. The contract award phase engaged multinational firms including General Electric, Hitachi, Toshiba, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy while Taiwan Power Company coordinated with the Atomic Energy Council (Taiwan) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan). Political milestones influencing Lungmen included legislative debates in the Legislative Yuan and executive decisions by the Executive Yuan during administrations of Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou, and Tsai Ing-wen. External influences referenced incidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl disaster, and Fukushima Daiichi which affected public sentiment and regulatory response.
The reactors planned for the site were advanced boiling water reactors (ABWRs) derived from designs by General Electric, Hitachi, and Toshiba, incorporating lessons from Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant and Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant projects in Japan. Each unit's rated electrical output was approximately 1,350 MW, similar to units at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant and Ohi Nuclear Power Plant. Systems integration referenced suppliers such as Westinghouse Electric Company for auxiliary equipment, Siemens for electrical systems, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for turbines. Safety systems drew on passive and active features seen in Advanced Boiling Water Reactor technology, with containment concepts comparable to Mark I containment evolutions and redundancy strategies used in AP1000 and EPR. Seismic design criteria reflected studies from the Central Weather Administration and Taiwanese seismic research tied to events like the 1999 Jiji earthquake.
Construction commenced in 1999 with civil works and equipment fabrication contracted to multinational consortia including Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy and subcontractors such as China Steel Corporation and CSCEC for local civil engineering. Major milestones paralleled commissioning sequences seen at Chashma Nuclear Power Plant and Barakah Nuclear Power Plant with containment erection, reactor pressure vessel installation, and turbine-generator set delivery. The project encountered scheduling impacts after the 2000 Taiwan presidential election and policy shifts under the Chen Shui-bian administration, and further delays following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima Daiichi crisis. Testing phases planned to follow protocols akin to IAEA guidance and commissioning histories at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant and Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.
Regulation involved the Atomic Energy Council (Taiwan), environmental review processes tied to the Environmental Protection Administration (Taiwan), and oversight comparable to practices of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (United States), Nuclear Safety Commission (Japan), and International Atomic Energy Agency. Safety assessments incorporated probabilistic risk assessment techniques used in Seabrook Station and hazard evaluations following the 1999 Jiji earthquake. Environmental impact analyses considered marine ecology near the Pacific Ocean, cooling water effects studied in contexts such as Bohai Bay and Tokyo Bay, and terrestrial habitat impacts referencing conservation work by groups like Society of Wilderness and Taiwan Environmental Protection Union. Emergency planning linked to municipal entities including New Taipei City Government and local disaster response models informed by the National Fire Agency (Taiwan).
Public opposition drew on civil movements such as the Wild Lily student movement-era activism lineage and more recent environmental campaigns akin to actions by Greenpeace and local NGOs including the Citizen of the Earth, Taiwan and the Democratic Progressive Party's anti-nuclear stance. High-profile protests referenced tactics comparable to demonstrations at Fukushima and anti-nuclear rallies in Germany during debates around Energiewende. Legal challenges invoked administrative litigation processes before the Taiwan High Court and local council debates in New Taipei City Council. Political controversies involved administrations including Chen Shui-bian and Tsai Ing-wen, intertwined with energy policy disputes similar to debates around Feed-in Tariff schemes for solar power and wind power in Taiwan's renewable energy push.
As of recent policy shifts toward a nuclear-free target, decisions by the Executive Yuan and the Atomic Energy Council (Taiwan) placed the Lungmen project in a suspended or indefinitely halted status, with discussions involving asset management by Taiwan Power Company and potential legal arbitration processes similar to disputes at Hinkley Point and Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant. Future scenarios examined include mothballing strategies like those at Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, conversion concepts paralleling proposals at Brokdorf Nuclear Power Station, or equipment repurposing inspired by industrial transitions in regions like Fukushima's reconstruction zones. Stakeholders such as the Legislative Yuan, New Taipei City Government, civic groups including Taiwan Environmental Protection Union, and international firms remain engaged in deliberations over cost recovery, environmental remediation, and potential reuse of the site consistent with precedents from Sellafield and Three Mile Island.