Former Nuclear Plant Director Impeached for Bribery

The Control Yuan has impeached Tseng Wen-huang, the former director of Taipower's Nuclear II Plant, for allegedly accepting bribes totaling NT$2.2 million. The charges stem from Tseng's alleged misuse of his position to solicit and accept illicit payments from contractors.

According to the Control Yuan's announcement, Tseng is accused of soliciting bribes ranging from NT$2 million down to NT$1.6 million from a contractor. These payments were allegedly made to ensure the smooth acceptance of a "waste reduction facility incineration system" upgrade project. This conduct is said to have violated the Government Procurement Act and ethical standards for procurement personnel.

Further allegations indicate that Tseng solicited an additional NT$200,000 bribe. This payment was reportedly to assist a specific contractor in winning a bid for a "waste reduction facility SCADA host" procurement. The impeachment also cites suspicions of Tseng abusing restricted bidding procedures to benefit certain companies.

In a separate instance, Tseng allegedly disclosed NT$7 million in budget information for the "automated wet sandblasting decontamination equipment" procurement project to a contractor before the tender was announced. He is accused of receiving NT$400,000 to help the contractor prepare in advance, effectively creating a "tailor-made" bidding process. Tseng's frequent meetings with the winning bidder's representative to discuss bribes and project execution further violated principles of fair and open government procurement.