The Philippine government has finally paid off the Bataan nuclear power plant

**empy** · June 14th, 2007 11:56 AM

wag nyo ipaalam sa Bush administration yan, baka matira pa kayo for harboring "WMD's" :hihihi:

**ghosthunter** · June 14th, 2007 12:05 PM

Just use it as a tourist attraction. BTW, the beach at the BNPP property is a nice place to make a small rest area after touring the powerplant.

Hmmm,... maybe Henry Sy can convert it into the SM Bataan?

**oliver1013** · June 14th, 2007 04:08 PM

Good news to.......now what?

**Isuzoom** · June 14th, 2007 10:14 PM

sell it to andok's

**VtEC** · June 14th, 2007 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by oliver1013

Good news to.......now what?

kaya nga nakakalito kung san ba pwede e post e

**oldblue** · June 14th, 2007 11:51 PM

benta na lang nila yun uranium o plutonium dyan sa black market hehehe

**jonski** · June 14th, 2007 11:57 PM

Palace confirms nuclear power plans
By Paolo Romero
Monday, June 11, 2007

Malacañang confirmed yesterday government efforts to put up nuclear power plants in the country, but said these efforts are part of a long-term program that will take several years to accomplish.

Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said the preparation for nuclear energy use in the Philippines is meant to keep the country abreast of the trend among countries in the region to tap nuclear energy “as a viable alternative.”

Bunye also said the plan for putting up nuclear power plants has “a long gestation period.” He gave assurances that the latest technology will enable the use of nuclear energy in a safer manner than it was used 20 years ago.

“If you are thinking of 2010, that (putting up nuclear power plants) will clearly not happen,” Bunye said.

“But the Philippines and other ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries are now more open to taking a second look at nuclear energy as a viable alternative – as indicated in the last East Asian summit,” he said, referring to the summits held in Cebu in January and attended by heads of state from Asean member-countries and Japan, South Korea and China.

He said that, 20 years after the nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl plant in the former Soviet Union, “new safe and clean technologies have been discovered.”

Presidential Management Staff (PMS) chief Secretary Cerge Remonde said the nuclear program of the government is meant to enable the Philippines to cope with rising world oil prices and involves long-term planning.

Remonde said the training of experts and engineers to run the power plants would take 15 years.

Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said the list of reported prospective nuclear power plant sites was taken from a 25-year development plan made during the Ramos administration. These plans stated that nuclear power will be considered only after 2022.

To be able to make “an informed decision on the matter,” Remonde said, the Philippines has embarked on finalizing a Human Resource Development (HRD) program to develop a corps of nuclear scientists and technical experts to study various aspects of nuclear power plant operations – such as “siting, safety, security, transport of nuclear fuel, health and environment impact, social acceptability and disposal.”

He said that Vietnam and Indonesia have announced plans to construct nuclear power plants, while Taiwan has existing nuclear plants despite being an earthquake-prone area.

“The HRD program will also enable the Philippines to handle any eventuality arising from nuclear power plant operations in neighboring countries,” Lotilla said. “Ours, therefore is a science-based approach to the nuclear power option.”

He said there have been many technological developments in the field of nuclear research and that new studies must be made by the government.

“We should keep all our options open but, in the meantime, it is absolutely necessary for us not be distracted from our drive to develop renewable and indigenous sources of energy, which can be implemented in the short and medium-term,” Lotilla said.