December 14, 2024

Nuclear energy seen as key solution to climate challenges

By Brix Lelis – December 13, 2024 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. MANILA, Philippines —  Nuclear energy will not only serve as a dependable backbone for the power grid but also emerge as a vital […]
February 7, 2024

Nuclear regulatory overhaul signals gov’t gearing up to hit 2,400-MW target by 2032

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – February 6, 2024 | 8:41 pm from Business World PNRI.DOST.GOV.PH THE creation of a nuclear energy program coordinating committee (NEP-CC) will ramp up preparations to hit an ambitious 2,400-megawatt (MW) target by 2032, analysts said. […]
November 18, 2023

Philippines, US sign agreement on nuclear energy use

By Alena Mae S. Flores – November 17, 2023, 10:54 am from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla The Philippines and the United States of America on Friday signed the Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy or the […]
September 1, 2023

DOE wants to retire old coal power plants, shift to nuclear energy

By Alena Mae S. Flores – August 30, 2023, 7:55 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy plans to retire and repurpose the country’s coal-fired power plants and develop nuclear power as part of its move towards clean energy. “There […]