Taiwan's opposition-controlled legislature has passed a bill to hold a public referendum on restarting the country's Maanshan nuclear power plant, which was shut down earlier in May. The referendum proposal will now be sent to the Central Election Commission for review.
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00:00Nuclear power could be making a comeback in Taiwan as the opposition-led legislature has passed a proposal to hold a public referendum on restarting the Ma'anshan nuclear power plan.
00:11The proposal comes from the smaller opposition Taiwan People's Party.
00:16The referendum would ask voters whether they support bringing the plant back online.
00:20Ma'anshan was shut down earlier this month, marking the official end of nuclear power in Taiwan.
00:26The plan will now head to the Central Election Commission for review.
00:29If it gets the green light, the vote is expected for August.