The Bataan nuclear power station can be upgraded and made safe for use, the chief of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) said, amid talks to about reviving the mothballed facility as a new source of power.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has pushed for the use of nuclear energy and the possible revival of the Bataan facility, northwest of the capital Manila, to address the country’s power woes.
During a budget hearing of the Department of Science and Technology at the Senate, PNRI director Carlo Arcilla vouched for the power station’s safety, noting that similar units in Slovenia, Brazil and South Korea have been working for nearly four decades without safety issues.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has pushed for the use of nuclear energy and the possible revival of the Bataan facility, northwest of the capital Manila, to address the country’s power woes.
During a budget hearing of the Department of Science and Technology at the Senate, PNRI director Carlo Arcilla vouched for the power station’s safety, noting that similar units in Slovenia, Brazil and South Korea have been working for nearly four decades without safety issues.
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