Nuclear energy has therefore become a third source of electricity. Two nuclear power plants are already on line in Taiwan, with their four units combined producing more than 10 billion kilowatts a year, a quarter of the amount produced by all 47 other power plants on the island.
於是，經多年研究，技術已相當純熟的「鈾 235」原子核分裂能源，遂吸引各地電力事業單位的注意。