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China opens first plant that will turn nuclear waste into glass

Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Sep 13 11:36 AM

China opened its first plant to turn radioactive waste into glass. The plant in Guangyuan in the southwestern province of Sichuan will be able to process several hundred cubic meters of high level radioactive liquid waste each year, according to state media reports. Read more »

China says radiation levels normal at Taishan nuclear plant

Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 06:48 PM

China said Tuesday radiation levels remained normal at one of its nuclear power plants and there were no safety concerns, after the station’s French operator reported a gas build-up. Read more »

SC awards over P1B in damages to PH vs late Marcos crony over nuke plant project

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 09:10 PM

MANILA — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it has awarded over P1 billion in damages in favor of the Republic of the Philippines against the late Herminio Disini for his role in brokering the $2-billion Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) project for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

Wild horses flourish in Chernobyl 35 years after explosion

Ania Tsoukanova, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 03:10 PM

Down an overgrown country road, 3 startled wild horses with rugged coats and rigid manes dart into the flourishing overgrowth of their unlikely nature reserve: the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Read more »

Japan's neighbors react strongly to Fukushima water release decision

Kyodo News
Updated as of Apr 13 02:16 PM

China, South Korea and Taiwan on Tuesday expressed opposition to Japan's decision to release into the sea treated radioactive water that has accumulated at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, with Beijing calling the move "extremely irresponsible." Read more »

Fishermen angered by gov't decision on Fukushima plant water release

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 13 01:39 PM

FUKUSHIMA - Local fishermen expressed anger and frustration at the Japanese government's decision Tuesday to release treated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, fearing their efforts to restore fishing following the 2011 disaster will go down the drain. Read more »

Fukushima accident unlikely to cause future health effects - UN

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 10 03:45 PM

Future health problems directly linked to radiation exposure from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan are "unlikely to be discernible," a UN panel has stated. Read more »

CCP launches online streaming platform

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 03:38 PM

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) recently launched its online streaming platform as part of its efforts to bring art closer to Filipinos amid the pandemic.  Read more »

Restart of Japan's tsunami-hit Onagawa nuclear reactor to be OK'd

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 14 02:01 PM

Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai made the decision on Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s plan to reboot the No. 2 unit of its Onagawa nuclear plant in the prefecture. Read more »

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 »

Modular nuclear power plant balak itayo ng gobyerno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 08:05 PM

Modular nuclear power facilities ang balak itayo ng gobyerno kasunod ng utos ni Pangulong Duterte na gumawa ng panuntunan kaugnay sa usaping nuclear. Read more »

Germany takes nuclear plant offline, final 6 to close over 2 years

Tom Käckenhoff, Reuters
Posted at Dec 31 01:33 AM

Germany will take another step towards completing its withdrawal from nuclear power when EnBW pulls the plug on the Philippsburg 2 power station on New Year's Eve, leaving half a dozen plants still to close over the next 2 years. Read more »

DOE says building nuclear power plant in PH still far off

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:11 AM

An international atomic energy agency expresses its full support for the Philippines' attempt to push through with nuclear energy. Read more »

Gatchalian cautions gov't vs 'high-risk' nuke deal with Russia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 04:34 AM

MANILA—Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Monday the Philippine government should be cautious in its plan on a possible joint exploration of nuclear energy with Russia. Read more »

Japanese official wants Fukushima nuke plant water dumped into ocean

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 10 09:49 PM

Japan's environment minister called Tuesday for water contaminated with low-toxicity radioactive tritium at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to be discharged into the Pacific Ocean, potentially provoking controversy with South Korea that has expressed concerns about the idea.   Read more »

Floating nuclear power plant, sisimulan na ang operasyon sa Russia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 01:19 AM

Dinisenyo ito para sa mga lugar na mahirap maabot ng kuryente. Read more »

Can Russia's floating nuke power plant help avert energy shortage in Philippines?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 12:03 AM

The Philippines faces a future energy shortage with the eventual depletion of the Malampaya natural gas field. Read more »

Bus sumalpok sa nuclear power plant sa Bataan; 25 sugatan

Dexter Ganibe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 07:09 PM

Sugatan ang 25 katao matapos sumalpok ang isang pampasaherong bus sa pader ng Bataan Nuclear Power Plant nitong Biyernes. Read more »