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Comprehensive study of Bataan nuke plant sought

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 12:25 PM

Sen. Nancy Binay on Tuesday called on energy officials to conduct a comprehensive study of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) amid interests to revive the mothballed facility to respond to the country’s growing energy needs. Read more »

No place for nuclear waste: Top Filipino scientist nixes nuke plant revival

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 09:15 AM

A leading Filipino scientist on Thursday opposed plans to revive the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), citing concerns of its hazardous by-product that will last thousands of years. Read more »

Duterte wants Bataan folk consulted on nuclear plant revival, says Roque

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 04:18 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed authorities to consult the residents of Bataan on the possible revival of the country's mothballed nuclear power plant located in the province north of the capital Manila, Malacañang said Thursday.   Read more »

In power hungry Philippines, some advocate a nuclear revival

Manolo Serapio Jr and Enrico Dela Cruz, Reuters
Updated as of May 23 08:35 AM

The Philippines splashed out $2.3 billion on the 621-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, but mothballed it after the collapse of a dictatorship and the devastating Chernobyl disaster. Read more »