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by Federico D. Pascual Jr., The Philippine Star, Jan 22, 2019 A visiting American environmentalist is making the rounds, stirring in his wake renewed discussion on the benefits-vs-risks of using nuclear energy to generate cheaper electricity.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) – Oct 29, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) is open to the possibility of rehabilitating the mothballed nuclear power plant in Bataan to lower electricity costs in the country.

by Kristine Daguno-Bersamina, Philstar.com, 24 May 2018 SOCHI, Russia — Sitting atop a 389-hectare government property along the coast of Morong, Bataan, the hulking Bataan Nuclear Power Plant has stood quietly since its construction in the 1980s.

By TED CORDERO, GMA News, May 13, 2018 The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant can be revived despite decades of disuse, Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom said amid calls for the BNPP’s rehabilitation.

BY THE MANILA TIMES, APR 8, 2018 THE small, vocal advocacy for the resurrection of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), by now Southeast Asia’s most famous white elephant, is remarkably resilient, so there is little reason to believe that yet another reality-based rejection of their cause will stop them or even slow them down.

by Victor V. Saulon, Businessworld, Aug 10, 2017 THE Philippines should evaluate its ability to respond to nuclear emergencies before embarking on a nuclear energy plan, Sen. Sherwin T. Gatchalian said.

By Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), Aug 7, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) is urging the government to support nuclear energy use and revive the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) to strengthen the country’s manufacturing sector.

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By Zack Colman, Washingston Post, Jun 20, 2017 The future of the nuclear energy in the United States may well run through rural Idaho, where the federal Energy Department, a nuclear technology company and a power utility are collaborating on a power plant that nuclear advocates hope will boost the industry’s flagging fortunes.

Associated Press, Jun 19, 2017 South Korea, one of the world’s largest nuclear electricity producers, will scrap plans to build new nuclear power plants.

President Moon Jae-In campaigned on promises to phase out atomic energy and embrace what he says are safer and more environmentally-friendly power sources including solar and wind power By Agence France-Presse, Jun 19, 2017   SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-In vowed on Monday, June 19, to scrap all plans to…

by Paul Muggeridge, Aug 11, 2015 Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor since the Fukushima disaster of 2011. The number one reactor at Sendai Nuclear Power Plant was brought back online under stringent new safety guidelines – the cost of these new safety systems exceeded US$100m at Sendai alone.

by Callum Brodie, Jun 1, 2017 Swiss voters have come out in favour of swapping nuclear power for renewable energy, despite warnings the transition will lead to a hike in household bills.

by Businessworld, May 29, 2017 A GRAY DINOSAUR statue outside south Florida’s largest power plant is meant to symbolize two decommissioned fossil fuel reactors, but it also could be seen to represent a nuclear industry crumpling under mounting costs. Almost a decade ago, Turkey Point was aiming to become one of the country’s largest nuclear…

By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star), Apr 21, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – An assessment of the country’s readiness for a nuclear program will be completed before the end of the year and will be evaluated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to help in determining whether to move forward with nuclear energy use, a…

By Charles Kenny, Mar 6, 2017 While the U.S. remains lukewarm about nuclear power, shutting down plants as much as it is opening new ones, the developing world is rapidly adding capacity. Ten new plants came online in 2016, nine of them in the developing world, supporting the largest addition of nuclear power since 1990.…

By Bloomberg News, Jan. 30, 2017 The man blocking the world’s largest nuclear plant says he grew opposed to atomic energy the same way some people fall in love. Previously an advocate for nuclear power in Japan, Ryuichi Yoneyama campaigned against the restart of the facility as part of his successful gubernatorial race last year…

By Ric Sapnu (The Philippine Star), November 21, 2016 BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Philippines – Officials of Bataan and the Catholic diocese of Balanga are opposed to reviving and operating the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) in Morong town.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/845005/ph-cant-handle-nuke-waste-duterte-told/amp CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The Philippines has no capacity to manage and dispose of nuclear waste, a major reason the Duterte administration should drop a plan to activate the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) in Morong town, the EcoWaste Coalition said on Wednesday.

By John Mangun, Businessmirror, NOVEMBER 16, 2016 If you tend to get your information and form opinion from Facebook, this is definitely not for you. The Philippines will, hopefully, with both a sense of necessity and urgency, enter into a fact-based discussion on generating electricity using nuclear energy.

by Mark Chediak, November 15, 2016, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-14/one-company-wants-to-build-a-u-s-nuclear-plant-as-others-shut Property developer Franklin L. Haney is going all out for nuclear at a time when reactors are being shut down across the U.S.

By Marvin Sy (The Philippine Star), November 13, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto yesterday called on the government to go slow in its plan to rehabilitate the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) and wait for feedback from experts and stakeholders before making any decision.

By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star), November 12, 2016 BATANGAS CITY, Philippines – President Duterte has said there will be no nuclear plant during his watch, but Energy Secretary Alfondo Cusi said here yesterday that the President had given the go-signal for the rehabilitation of the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP).

by Alena Mae S. Flores, Manila Standard, Nov. 12, 2016 PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has given the Energy Department the go-ahead to look into the possibility of powering up the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, which was mothballed over safety concerns during the late 1980s.

Cusi promises redoubled safety, security for nuclear plant By: Daxim L. Lucas – Reporter / @daxinq Philippine Daily, Nov 11, 2016 After initially rejecting the use of nuclear energy in the Philippines under his watch, President Rodrigo Duterte had a change of heart and has given the green light to proceed with plans to reactivate…

By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star), October 12, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI), the country’s first and oldest business group, is batting for the use of nuclear power and of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) to address issues in power supply and high cost of…

By Alex Magno (The Philippine Star), October 1, 2016 Two weeks ago, several senators visited the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). They went there to assess the viability of finally activating this facility.

Sweden’s tax cut provides a rare bit of cheer for the nuclear industry Jun 18th 2016 | From the print edition, Timekeeper, http://www.economist.com/news/business/21700678-swedens-tax-cut-provides-rare-bit-cheer-nuclear-industry-keeping-northern?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/keepingonthenorthernlights

By Andrés Cala, The Daily Dose, May 31, 2016 Because this could see tons of nuclear waste put to good use. Big brains are racing to save our power-hungry planet. While solar, gas and wind are increasingly playing a role, many say there’s no escaping the need for nuclear power to maintain our tech-heavy worlds.…