A dosimeter shows the radiation level near a new protective shelter placed over the remains of nuclear reactor Unit 4, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, on November 29. The explosion of Unit 4 in the early hours of April 26, 1986, is still regarded as the biggest accident in the history of nuclear power generation. Photo: EPA
A dosimeter shows the radiation level near a new protective shelter placed over the remains of nuclear reactor Unit 4, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, on November 29. The explosion of Unit 4 in the early hours of April 26, 1986, is still regarded as the biggest accident in the history of nuclear power generation. Photo: EPA
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Hong Kong needs answers on Taishan nuclear plant risks, as painful legacy of Fukushima lingers

Frances Yeung says work on the power plant should be suspended, amid the need for greater clarity of the potential risks, in the interests of public safety

Frances Yeung

Updated: 6:42pm, 10 Mar, 2017

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A dosimeter shows the radiation level near a new protective shelter placed over the remains of nuclear reactor Unit 4, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, on November 29. The explosion of Unit 4 in the early hours of April 26, 1986, is still regarded as the biggest accident in the history of nuclear power generation. Photo: EPA
A dosimeter shows the radiation level near a new protective shelter placed over the remains of nuclear reactor Unit 4, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, on November 29. The explosion of Unit 4 in the early hours of April 26, 1986, is still regarded as the biggest accident in the history of nuclear power generation. Photo: EPA
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