Senator Francis Tolentino (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino is asking President Marcos to certify as urgent measure on nuclear damage compensation and nuclear...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) President Marcos is closer than ever to realizing his dream of providing Filipinos with adequate, reliable, and cheaper electricity through...
To spearhead the new frontier for nuclear science in the global education scene, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) will be hosting this year's first International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO) in the country. (Photo from INSO) In a released...
HOUSTON – American firm Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) is confident of having its pioneering rollout of micro modular reactors (MMRs) for nuclear power installations in the Philippines through a partnership with Manila Electric Company (Meralco) by the turn of the decade. In an interview,...
HOUSTON – While acknowledging that ‘energy transition’ is a wildering cycle path to navigate, billionaire and Microsoft founder Bill Gates is staying the course on his ‘mega bet’ that nuclear fusion will eventually define the planet’s energy future. In the recently concluded CERAWeek...
TORONTO – Emerging regulators in the Philippines are weighing up options whether to undertake relicensing process or to just opt for technology design review of the nuclear reactors that will eventually be imported for deployment in the domestic power industry. The 'Power Women' who are...
TORONTO – Players in the nuclear industry in Canada are ready to export their technologies as well as technical capabilities to the Philippines once the country decides firmly on the resurgence of its nuclear power ambitions. Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith conveyed to a recent delegation from...
TORONTO - Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is targeting to cement a partnership agreement with Canada’s OntarioTech University for a scholarship program geared toward enhancing the know-how and expertise of Filipino talents on the nuclear power development space....
TORONTO – Investors who are seriously looking at infusing heavy capital for nuclear power projects in the Philippines are decisively assessing concerns on siting as well as certainty of regulatory frameworks being the challenges that could make or break a deal in the resurgence of this...
TORONTO – Heeding key lessons learned from various energy markets, the Department of Energy (DOE) is keen on pushing for ‘premium incentives’ so the government could eventually entice investment-dollars for the country’s nuclear ambitions as reinforcement in the future energy mix. Energy...
TORONTO – Long term power supply agreements (PSAs) may thrive as the ‘gold standard’ in securing the confidence of investors if the Philippines will ultimately decide on integrating nuclear power as a strategic component of its future energy mix, according to the Energy Regulatory Commission....
The Department of Finance (DOF) is open to consider the proposal to reevaluate the possibility of reactivating the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). In an effort to address the high electricity costs in the country, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said the planned third-party...
