This combo shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, pictured in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 and Steve Witkoff, right, White House special envoy, pictured in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photos Stringer, Mark Schiefelbein) ROME (AP) — Talks between Iran...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has partnered with state-owned French electric utility firm Electricité de France SA (EDF) to explore the viability of nuclear energy in the Philippines. In a statement, Meralco said that it has entered into a two-year memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with EDF that...
President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. will hold direct...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is assessing various sites for future nuclear power plants, including possible locations in the western regions of the Philippines. In a recent ambush interview, DOE Undersecretary Sharon Garin shared that while these potential sites are still being evaluated...
Ronnie L. Aperocho, Meralco executive vice president and COO In line with the country’s nuclear energy push, Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is looking for partners to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) in the Philippines. Ronnie L. Aperocho, executive vice president and chief operating...
President Marcos has assured a senior official of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) that he will persuade several countries to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) to make the world safer from nuclear threats. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
HOUSTON —TerraPower, a nuclear energy company founded by American billionaire Bill Gates, has announced a partnership with engineering solutions firm KBR Inc. to deploy its Natrium-based small modular reactor (SMR) technology to energy markets around the world. TerraPower said, “Natrium...
HOUSTON – The world is going all-in on tripling nuclear power capacity by 2050, and at the forefront of this grand race are Silicon Valley’s hyperscalers and global corporate behemoths that have been wagering heavily on uranium-powered fleets to supercharge artificial intelligence (AI)...
Relectionist Senator Francis 'Tol' Tolentino backed the development of nuclear energy to ease the country's long-standing woes on expensive electricity, which drives up production cost and prices. Reelectionist Senator Francis 'Tol' Tolentino says it is high time for the Philippines to turn to...
The much-anticipated fresh round of extensive feasibility study for the targeted revival of the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) will be facing delays due to “compliance concerns” that the governments of the Philippines and South Korea have yet to accomplish. In an exclusive...
The Philippine government, through the Department of Energy (DOE), is eyeing to cement new nuclear agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Argentina to solidify strategic partnerships that will aid the country in its renewed interest to plunge into nuclear power investments. In an...
The bill seeking to create the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilATOM), an independent regulatory and quasi-judicial body tasked with ensuring nuclear safety and security, will bode well for the country as it would help employ the benefits of nuclear energy, Senator Alan Peter...
