Taiwan's authorities have conducted drills to enhance their preparedness for a possible attack by the Chinese military against a nuclear power plant in Taiwan.
About 500 people, including police, firefighters, power utility workers and private volunteers, took part in the exercise held in the southern Taiwanese county of Pingtung on Thursday.
The drills were based on the scenario that military facilities and civilian buildings in the county are hit by missiles of the Chinese military.
Participants tried to extinguish fire and transport the injured amid the sound of sirens.
Pingtung County hosts one of two operating nuclear power plants in Taiwan.
The exercises included a response to a possible missile attack on the plant with workers checking procedures to see if the attack caused radioactive substances to leak from the facility.
After Russian forces attacked nuclear power facilities in Ukraine, Taiwan's defense ministry instructed local authorities to include a response to possible military attacks in their disaster drills this year.
Other cities and counties are also preparing to hold drills that can help improve their capabilities to respond to a contingency.
About 500 people, including police, firefighters, power utility workers and private volunteers, took part in the exercise held in the southern Taiwanese county of Pingtung on Thursday.
The drills were based on the scenario that military facilities and civilian buildings in the county are hit by missiles of the Chinese military.
Participants tried to extinguish fire and transport the injured amid the sound of sirens.
Pingtung County hosts one of two operating nuclear power plants in Taiwan.
The exercises included a response to a possible missile attack on the plant with workers checking procedures to see if the attack caused radioactive substances to leak from the facility.
After Russian forces attacked nuclear power facilities in Ukraine, Taiwan's defense ministry instructed local authorities to include a response to possible military attacks in their disaster drills this year.
Other cities and counties are also preparing to hold drills that can help improve their capabilities to respond to a contingency.
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Taiwan conducted disaster drills simulating a missile attack on its nuclear power plant in Pingtung County, following instructions from the defense ministry due to concerns about potential Chinese military action. Around 500 participants, including police, firefighters, utility workers, and
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220407_37/
Date: April 7, 2022
Created: 2022/04/07 23:10
Updated: 2025/12/09 17:08
Last Read: 2022/04/07 23:10