Nuclear

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.–As renewable energy gains steam, environmentalists are increasingly being asked whether to support their longtime enemy: nuclear power.

COTABATO CITY—A senatorial candidate from power-deficient southern Philippines doesn’t want the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) reopened but proposes that Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao each get a nuclear power facility.

MANILA, Philippines – The National Power Corp. (Napocor) board has decided to put in the back burner discussions on the development of nuclear energy.

With the country suffering one of its longest stretches of power shortage since the 1990s, various quarters are pointing to nuclear power as a possible solution not only to make future electricity supply stable and secure but also to lower consumers’ electricity bills.

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines–Reviving the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant today or building new nuclear facilities would be the quickest solution to the shortage of electricity most felt in Mindanao and make power rates attractive to investors, according to Department of Energy officials here.

THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry called on the government Friday to review the merits of nuclear power as a long-term option to address outages in the country.

‘FOR RP TO AVERT REPEAT OF CRIPPLING ENERGY CRISIS IN ’86’ To prevent the recurrence of a crippling energy crisis, a lawmaker yesterday said the government should seriously consider putting up nuclear power plants each for Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.

The power crisis, whether it’s just looming on the horizon or actually extant, must be solved—soon. Our country must have a stable, steady, reliable and green supply of electricity. Otherwise, we will take a very long time solving our mass poverty problem.

The Philippines has expressed interest in acquiring two nuclear plants from South Korea, according to Rep. Mark Cojuangco of Pangasinan. “A letter submitted [to the South Korean government showed that President Gloria Arroyo] is interested [in the two nuclear plants being auctioned off],” Cojuangco said on Wednesday.

South Korea kept building nuclear plants for decades. Its low-cost approach could benefit as the U.S. and others revive nuclear construction

MANILA, Philippines – The government has identified more than 10 potential sites for the country’s first nuclear power plant.

THE Philippine government has identified a dozen potential sites for a nuclear power plant. In a presentation, state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) identified alternative locations in the three major island-groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

MANILA, Philippines – Two of the world’s biggest nuclear power producers have expressed interest in putting up a new nuclear power facility in the Philippines, a ranking energy official said.

THE Department of Energy (DOE) has resumed its lobby for the use of nuclear power amid a growing shortfall in the Philippines’ electricity supply brought about by a prolonged dry spell.

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan , Philippines  – Provincial board members voted 7-1-2 during their plenary session Monday afternoon to adopt a resolution on the construction of nuclear power plants from South Korea along the province’s coastline.

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan , Philippines  — The province is opening its doors to the establishment of a nuclear power plant on its coastline.

Korea Electric Power Corp. has estimated the rehabilitation cost of the mothballed 600-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in Morong, Bataan at around $1 billion, a government official said Monday.

Taxpayers would have to cough up another billion dollars to rehabilitate the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant, according to a study commissioned by the government.

The association of southeast Asian Nations (Asean) raised the signal during its summit in Cebu in 2007: Its member-nations would include nuclear power among the mix of energy to be able to sustain their increasing energy requirements as the countries are fast developing.

MANILA, Philippines–The rehabilitation of the mothballed 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) may cost roughly P45 billion, according to a report submitted Friday to the state-owned National Power Corp.

The first shipment of highly radioactive waste from the UK has left the Sellafield nuclear site, the BBC has learnt. It has been loaded onto a ship specifically designed to carry nuclear waste that will sail for Japan later.

Many countries are now opting for nuclear power to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and address global warming. Will the Philippines follow suit?

MANILA, Philippines – From afar, the edifice known as the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) sits in quiet solitude atop the 3.5 square kilometer government property in Napot Point, framed by the lush mountainside of Mt. Natib and the clear azure skies of Morong. The power plant overlooks the South China Sea, where the sound…

Korea Electric Power Corp. has recommended the rehabilitation and revival of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant following the completion of its feasibility study, a ranking official of National Power Corp. said yesterday.

KOREA Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) has found the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant suitable for rehabilitation, state-run National Power Corp. (Napocor) said. Froilan Tampinco, Napocor president, said Kepco has completed its studies on the Bataan nuclear plant.

Power Corp. (Kepco) to rehabilitate the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), which has been mothballed for two decades.

MANILA, Philippines–A state firm is seeking a budget of P100 million to maintain the mothballed 630-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) next year, according to a government official.

The Korean Electric Power Corp. has recommended the revival of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant after it found the nuclear reactor and steam engine turbines “intact and in good state.”

THE rehabilitation of the mothballed 630-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) may be highly feasible, based on the official verification reports submitted by Korea Electric Power Co. to National Power Corp.

A lawmaker has proposed to build a storage facility for “spent nuclear fuel” in the disputed Spratly islands. Rep. Mark Cojuangco of Pangasinan told reporters that Spratly islands is an ideal site for the proposed facility since it is not inhabited. The island group in the South China Sea is being disputed by the Philippines,…