November 16, 2017

Energy dept, Rosatom ink pact on nuclear energy development

By Lenie Lectura – November 15, 2017 from Business Mirror   The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Russian Federation State Atomic Energy Corp.  (Rosatom) have inked a cooperation deal aimed at exploring the development of nuclear energy in the country. “The cooperation […]
November 29, 2016

BNPP rehabilitation costs could run higher than $1 B

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 28, 2016, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The scale of rehabilitation cost required for the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) may surpass the initially crunched figure of US$1.0 billion, according to industry experts who previously […]
November 17, 2016

Foreign nuclear experts to study BNPP revival

By Lenie Lectura – November 16, 2016 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) said it may hire nuclear experts from other countries to assist the Philippines in its plan to put into commercial operation a mothballed nuclear power plant in […]
November 14, 2016

‘Government should tap safer energy sources in West Philippine Sea’

By Butch Fernandez & Lenie Lectura – November 13, 2016 from Business Mirror Instead of spending $1 billion to revive the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy urged the government to use money to […]