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Nuclear Energy in the Philippines (Topic for May) |
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by Bam Azores | 25-07-2017 12:50
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To me, Nuclear Energy is not a good option for the Philippines because we are in the earthquake belt. But way back in the early 80s under President Ferdinand Marcos the Bataan Nuclear Plant was built in the Philippines. At that time, there was an energy crisis and the President thought that nuclear power would be the solution for us. This plant, however, was mothballed and with the Fukushima nuclear disaster, there were less chances of it ever going operational. But with the new government and the unstable energy supply, the new Department of Energy Secretary Cusi says he is open to ?going nuclear?. The DOE will continue to develop other sources of energy including coal, solar, wind, hydro, ocean waves etc, but they have also included nuclear power in the list so the country can have a more stable supply of power. The government continued to maintain the Bataan Nuclear Plant for about 4 decades now, but understandably the technology has improved and to operationalize this plant would mean having to make major changes. The International Atomic Energy Agency will help the country decide whether it should move towards use of nuclear power. For our safety, the government has many requirements to make this major decision. Among them are: - Forming a national position on this matter - Having wide participation of stakeholders - Having a sound legal and regulatory framework - Most importantly, to look at the safety and security issues Just last month, in June 2017, our Department of Science and Technology signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Russian State Atomic Energy Coporation to seek the ?development of nuclear infrastructure, personnel training and public acceptance of nuclear technologies?. |
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Posted 03-02-2018 19:00
good work
Posted 03-02-2018 18:59
Bam, thank you for your report. So is the government planning to make those requirements or are they yet to be decided? I hope the Philippines do their best with the nuclear plants.
Posted 03-08-2017 23:28
Hi Bam, thanks for sharing your report on nulcear power plan of philippines. As other ambassadors concern, I'm also worried about potential damage that nuclear power could cause in the future. As you mention, earthquakes could bring disastrous and unreversable impacts of nulcear power plants. Please let us know about future changes!
Posted 31-07-2017 19:34
Thank you Bam for your report. It is a concern that being in an earthquake prone area, restricts the Philippines in adopting nuclear power. I hope the new technologies related to earthquake resistant construction can be valuable in this direction. Support and advice from the International Atomic Energy Agency will certainly be valuable to help Philippines decide wisely on the matter. In the meantime it is heartening to know that Philippines is exploring other sources of green energy including solar, wind, hydro, ocean waves etc..
Posted 27-07-2017 13:23
Nuclear energy is one of the most efficient sources of energy at the lowest fuel and environmental cost.Nearly a third of the world's energy demands are met through nuclear power plants. The waste and potential environmental hazards posed are minimal, when compared with other major energy sources, such as fossil fuels. While the minimal greenhouse gas emissions is probably the most appealing benefit of nuclear power, nuclear waste is the main drawback of nuclear power. It is radioactive so therefore is harmful to humans, animals and plants so consequently has to be sealed up and contained for hundreds of years before it is safe to deposit into the environment. Nuclear power is potentially extremely dangerous, if not properly managed or built and if its waste is not properly stored.
Hope that Philipinnes government and other authorities will consider its pros and cons and take proper preventive measures before starting/re-operating the nuclear power plant.
Thanks for sharing.
Posted 25-07-2017 23:02
Dear Bam, judicious use of nuclear energy is always appreciating steps as long as health and environmental steps kept in mind. Nuclear power plants operate in 30 countries.
As of April 2017, 30 countries worldwide are operating 449 nuclear reactors for electricity generation and 60 new nuclear plants are under construction in 15 countries. Nuclear power plants provided 11 percent of the world's electricity production in 2014. So I guess Philippines is also on the list.
Since they provide huge amount of energy, its better to utilize nuclear power as source of energy.
Thank you for the real report of Philippines :)
Posted 25-07-2017 14:14