Tag page - Philippine Atomic Regulatory Authority

With back-to-back earthquakes shaking the country in the past 10 days, who in their right mind would now gamble their backyards and communities on hosting nuclear power facilities? This is the ironic cherry on top: the President just signed a nuclear safety regulation law that breezed through the...

The Philippines’ newly ratified bill on the Philippine Atomic Regulatory Authority (PhilAtom) signals a potential return to nuclear energy, 39 years after the government shut down its first attempt. As the country reopens the door to this power technology, concerns over environmental risks,...