TORONTO – The Nuclear Energy Program Inter-Agency Committee (NEPIAC) led by the Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking the concurrence of the Department of Finance (DOF) to a proposed deal with the South Korean government on a new feasibility study that must be undertaken to re-assess technical...
TORONTO – The Philippine government is exploring collaboration or cooperation deal with the Canadian government and its industry players on reinforcing research and development (R&D) initiatives that will aid the country on its nuclear rebirth by the turn of the decade. That intent has been...
President Marcos has called on China and the United States of America (USA) to engage in meaningful discussions to limit any nuclear arms build-up in the Indo-Pacific, reminding them of the horrors nuclear weapons brought to the people in the region. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr....
Philippine officials and key industry players will be on a one-week Nuclear Energy Mission to Canada this March to scrutinize the policy frameworks and regulatory regimes of this developed market - primarily on how it had set the bar high on its ‘cradle-to-grave’ precept of nuclear energy...
This handout illustration taken on February 7, 2024 and released by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on February 8 shows two photos - one the location of a contaminated water leak (L) - and a second image (R) showing a close-up of the vent (R) where the water was released, at part of the...
TOKYO, Japan -- A worker at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant has had a high radiation level detected in his nose, authorities said, in a reminder of the hazards involved in cleaning up the facility crippled in 2011. This file picture taken on January 20, 2023 shows the storage tanks for...
DUBAI, UAE – Danish nuclear firm Seaborg Technologies is eyeing to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Energy (DOE) on targeted deployment of its sea-based small modular reactor (SMR) technology in the Philippines. In an interview during a side event at the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) A lawmaker is insisting that the Philippines is ready for the future use of nuclear energy, which is being touted as a sustainable and clean energy source. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep....
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano allayed fears on the creation of a nuclear power plant as he clarified that the proposed bill on nuclear regulation sought to ensure the safe use of radioactive materials. . Sen. Alan PeterCayetano, chairperson of the Committee on Science and Technology, presides over a...
The House plenary (Speaker’s office) Congressmen have declared themselves ready for nuclear energy. With a vote of 200-7-2 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No. 9293, or the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, November 20 urged the Marcos administration to ensure safety in the potential use of nuclear energy. Gatchalian made the call after the Philippines and the United States signed a landmark deal that would allow Washington to export nuclear...
The Philippines and United States signed a civil nuclear cooperation deal dubbed as the "123 Agreement." (RTVM Screenshot) President Marcos witnessed the signing of the agreement on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, California on Friday, Nov. 17...
