[lepus]

One of those "purely political reasons" being the obvious and real risks involved with having nuclear power plants in an area known for large earthquakes which was made especially real in people's minds after Fukushima ( further down in the same page you linked: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Taiwan#Post-F... )

[derlvative]

Are there any risks that are real and not just in people's minds?

[alephnerd]

A significant portion of Taiwan grew up during authoritarian rule, and the anti-nuclear movement was heavily tied to the democracy movement of the 1980s-90s - especially because CKS tied his own ambitions to nuclear capacity - both for energy and potentially weapons.

It's very difficult to separate the two given that the 80s-90s generation is in power in Taiwan.

[jay_kyburz]

Was Fukushima real or just in people's minds?