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...
The much-awaited and historic ‘123 Agreement’ on nuclear power cooperation was finally signed between Philippine Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla and United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced. The Governments of the Philippines and the...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and US firm Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) have sealed cooperation agreement for the targeted rollout of micro modular reactor (MMR) pilot project in the Philippines. According to the utility firm, the deal will warrant the conduct of a...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) A game changer for the Philippines' energy landscape. That's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez described the twin nuclear agreements sealed during President Marcos' ongoing visit to the United...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) encouraged junior and senior high school students to participate in the First Philippine Nuclear Science Olympiad (PNSO), which will be held in December. Photo from DOST-PNRI Participants must be below 18...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is scheduled to a sign a ‘nuclear cooperation agreement’ with US firm Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp for the targeted installation of a micro modular reactor (MMR) demonstration project in the Philippines. Meralco Executive Vice President and Chief...
MANILA/SAN FRANCISCO – The government of the United States is optimistic on the signing of a historic ‘123 Agreement’ on nuclear power with the Philippine government that could help Filipino investors gain access not just to cutting-edge nuclear power technologies – including those of the...
To address the growing concern over plastic pollution in the country, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will host a National Stakeholders Meeting on Plastic Recycling using radiation technology. Photo credit to DOST-PNRI In a...
In the country’s bid for nuclear power development renaissance, the Philippine government – through the Department of Energy (DOE) – has been in search for viable financing tools and instruments that shall underpin planned deployments not just of the small modular reactors (SMRs) but also...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to tap technical assistance from either the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for targeted new survey on ‘social acceptance’ for nuclear power as an option in the Philippine...
