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Taiwan will turn off its last nuclear reactor, fuelling concerns over the self-ruled island's reliance on imported energy and vulnerability to…

Ma'anshan Nuclear Power Plant has operated for 40 years in a region popular with tourists and which is now dotted with wind turbines and solar panels

Most of Taiwan's power is fossil fuel-based, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) accounting for 42.4 percent and coal 39.3 percent last year

While nuclear only accounted for 4.2 percent of Taiwan's power supply last year, some fear Ma'anshan's closure risks an energy crunch

Solar has faced opposition from communities worried about panels occupying valuable land, while rules requiring locally made parts in wind tur…

Bags of contaminated soil from the 2011 tsunami-triggered accident Fukushima nuclear plant, seen here in February

International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi's visit comes as Japan decided to increase its reliance on nuclear power

Decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is expected to take decades