1981 The power plant was commissioned in December 1981.
2010 On 7 October 2010, Unit 1 of the plant was shut down for
refueling starting at 12:49 a.m. and was
synchronized back to the system on 31 October at 12:14 p.m. establishing a new record in Taiwan for the shortest nuclear power plant overhaul duration of 24.48 days.
2011 On 17 May 2011,
Taipower and New Taipei City Fire Department organized the very first compound disaster drill in Taiwan. This event was held at the Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant and observed by President
Ma Ying-jeou. The training scenario was based on the events of the
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster that occurred on 11 March 2011. A statement issued by Taipower indicated that in the worst-case scenario, where the plant experiences total power failure, saving lives would be top priority. In this scenario, the plant would be abandoned and seawater injected to prevent the meltdown of the nuclear core.
2012 During routine maintenance of the power plant on
16 March 2012, the plant maintenance workers discovered problems with seven anchor bolts used to secure the bottom of the
nuclear reactor to the steel-reinforced concrete substrate that holds the weight of the reactor. One bolt was broken, two were fractured and four were cracked. Taipower said that they would consult relevant agencies to analyze and fix the problem and add vibration-monitoring sensors near the reactor base for continuous monitoring.
2013 The plant's number one
nuclear reactor automatically
shut down on Friday,
21 June 2013. The automatic shutdown occurred because
protective device was activated when the
generator's grounding signal showed abnormal activity. This was a result of a loose blade in the air damper that fell onto the
busbar insulator between the generator and main
transformer. The incident did not damage the reactor and there was no
release of radioactivity.
Taipower mitigated the event by re-securing the blade and replacing the related components. The power plant was back online by Sunday, 23 June 2013.
2015 On
26 December 2015, reactor number one shut down unexpectedly due to a problem with its
control systems.
2016 On
16 May 2016, reactor number two was suspended following a fire caused by a short circuit. The incident occurred shortly after operations resumed following annual maintenance. In 2018, technical approval for a restart was given, but actual restart is subject to
parliamentary approval. On
30 May 2016, one of the reactors suddenly shut down.
2017 Between
21-23 September 2017, an annual safety drill took place in which 10,000 personnel were mobilized. The drill was headed by the
Atomic Energy Council Deputy Minister
Chiu Tzu-tsung as commander-in-chief,
Health and Welfare Deputy Minister
Hsueh Jui-yuan, and
Economic Affairs Deputy Minister
Yang Wei-fuu as deputy commanders.
2018 Kuosheng-2 goes operational, after the Atomic Energy Council of Taiwan approved the restart.
2021 Kuosheng 1 was shut down permanently and entered decommissioning on 1 July 2021.
2023 Kuosheng 2 was shut down permanently and entered decommissioning in March 2023. ==Awards==