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Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant

Hengchun Township, Taiwan

The 421st largest power station in the world

1.9 GW · Capacity

The Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant (pinyin: Mǎ'ānshān Hénéng Fādiànchǎng or, Hésān) was a nuclear power plant located near South Bay, Hengchun, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The plant was Taiwan's third nuclear power plant and second-largest in generation capacity. Its two reactors were commissioned in 1984 and 1985, respectively, and shut down upon the expiration of each reactor's license, in 2024 and 2025.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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