TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An unexploded bomb weighing 1,000 pounds from WWII was found at the construction site for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s (TSMC) new fab in Kaohsiung's Nanzih Technology Industrial Park on Monday (Aug. 26).

At 10:10 a.m., construction workers unearthed the bomb in the western sector of the old Kaohsiung Refinery, which is being leveled for the new TSMC plant, per Liberty Times. After identification by the Army, it was determined to be the remains of a WWII AN-M65 bomb.

The 8th Army Corps Command was notified to establish a special task force to handle the situation. The command's unexploded ordnance team, led by a senior sergeant, arrived on-site for identification, confirming it to be the remains of a Mark 65 bomb, used by the US military in WWII and the Korean War. 

The bomb casing was heavily rusted and had no fuse, and its batch number was indiscernible. Experts assessed that the bomb posed no immediate safety concerns. 

Troops transported it to a temporary storage facility for unexploded ordinance in Kaohsiung's Zuoying District. The Kaohsiung City Government Public Works Bureau said work continues at the construction site, and the unexploded ordinance did not affect the project's progress. 

A city government official said the area was formerly a Japanese oil depot, which was frequently bombed by the US military. The official added that other unexploded bombs had been found during previous renovation projects at the former refinery. 

A representative of the 8th Army Corps Command confirmed with Taiwan News that the bomb was from WWII. He confirmed the bomb would be detonated at a later date.