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Safety and proper management are the hallmarks – and the pain points – of operating a nuclear plant in the country

Rocket debris recovered in Bataan

A fisherman found what is believed to be a rocket debris floating in the open sea in Bataan this week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Friday. The PCG said Alvin Menez, a local fisherman, spotted a floating object on June 5, approximately 10 miles off Napot Point, Barangay Nagbalayong…

Suspected debris from a Chinese spacecraft was retrieved in the waters off Morong town in Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard reported.

A House leader and a representative of Bataan entered a heated exchange over the viability of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant [BNPP] during the very first hearing of the House Special Committee on Nuclear Energy. The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is seen during a tour around the BN

Duterte hopes next admin could explore use of nuclear power

Pililla Wind Farm in Rizal (Photo grabbed from Municipality of Pililla Facebook page) MANILA - Presidential aspirant Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso said he will push for the use of safer and cheaper renewable energy, and other sources of energy such as gas or coal, in the country. During his campaign trail in Pilar, Bataan on Wednesday, Domagoso said the country could draw inspiration from The Netherlands that generates its power mostly from renewable sources. "They are resorting ...

Nuclear Power in Philippines, country briefing on nuclear energy development in the Philippines.

[OPINION] Propaganda about faulting, earthquakes, and the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant May 5, 2021 1:25 PM PHT Kelvin S. Rodolfo The following is the fifth in a series of excerpts from Kelvin Rodolfos ongoing book project "Tilting at the Monster of Morong: Forays Against the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant and Global Nuclear Energy." Mark Cojuangco and his allies widely declare that the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is safe from faulting. They are not only wrong, but they dangerously mislead the p...