Career
He was the Minister and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Council of the Executive Yuan in 2008-2016. Tsai obtained his bachelor"s degree in nuclear engineering from National Tsing Hua University (NTHU). He then continued his study in University of California, Berkeley in the United States for his master and doctoral degree in the same field
Tsai had hold several positions in NTHU since 1982 until his ministry appointment in 2008, such as associate professor, professor and chairman or director of the Institute of Nuclear Engineering, dean of the Office of Student Affairs, professor of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, dean of the College of Nuclear Science, professor of the Department of Engineering and System Sciences and as a distinguished professor