Nuclear energy is one of the most controversial power sources in the world today. It is known to be one of the cheapest sources of electricity but various safety and environmental impacts...
After saying that the Philippines won’t tap into nuclear power, President Rodrigo Duterte has given the go-signal for the rehabilitation of the 620 – megawatt powered yet mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant,...
Although shunned by President Duterte himself, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said that nuclear energy is a viable power source for the country’s baseload requirements in moving forward. The Department of Energy (DOE)...
A possible energy crisis may loom in the country if the government cannot find other alternative energy sources to supply the growing demand, former Pangasinan representative Mark Cojuangco said. The impact of...
The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI) renewed its call for the inclusion of nuclear power in the country’s energy mix and the opening of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP)...
Senate Committee on Energy chairman Sherwin Gatchalian stressed the need for the Philippines to come up with a nuclear energy policy study and heavy research in tapping nuclear power in the country....
Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Energy to set a clear policy direction on nuclear energy as a source of the country’s electricity needs. Binay, vice chair of the Senate Committee...
This story is the third of a three-installment feature on the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Read more on the previous discussions on the pros and cons of opening the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant,...
This story is the first of a three-installment feature on the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Read more on the costs of building a new nuke plant, and why people are saying we...
There are still many things the Philippines needs to work out before forming a concise nuclear energy policy, power experts said. In her closing remarks during the nuclear energy conference last week,...
