Marcos Signals Push for Nuclear Power, in Talks with S. Korea on Bataan Plant

Presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. signaled his determination to adopt nuclear power Monday, holding talks with South Korea's envoy on possibly reviving a mothballed $2.2 billion (P115 billion) plant built during his father's rule.

The 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant was left dormant after the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was toppled in 1986.

In the run-up to the May 9 presidential election, Marcos Jr. spoke about the need for nuclear power to address exorbitant electricity costs in the country.

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He left open the possibility of resuscitating his father's venture -- an idea he is now pushing ahead of his June 30 inauguration.

Marcos said he met South Korean Ambassador to Manila Kim Inchul on Monday to discuss a proposal on reviving the Bataan plant.

"Can we continue with it or do we need to build a new one? What are the things that we will have to do?" Marcos told a news conference after the meeting.

"So we revived the discussions on it, although they have come before. We will now study their recommendations and their findings, and we will see if we can still apply," he added.

Studies by South Korean and Russian experts showed it was possible to get the plant working again, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi told a Senate hearing in 2020.

But upgrading an aging facility fitted with outdated analog technology could take at least four years and cost another $1 billion. There are also question marks on its design and location.

A monument to the elder Marcos's era, the plant sits 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Manila, near several volcanoes in a part of the Philippines regularly shaken by earthquakes.

"If we are going to industrialize post-pandemic, we are going to go through rapid industrialization, then the power sector must be ready for that," Marcos said.

Building a new power plant from scratch would take three to seven years, he added.

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The Philippines -- regularly affected by electricity outages -- relies on imported carbon-belching coal for more than half of its power generation.

Supporters of nuclear power say the technology offers a cleaner option to help meet demand.

But critics argue that renewable sources, such as wind and solar, are cheaper and safer to produce in a country hit by earthquakes, typhoons, and volcanic eruptions.

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[Frustrated Burger]

abay natural ang nakasalalay sa ipambabayad dyan pera ng bayan collective money of all filipino citizens.. maari mga hindi pa mga pinapanganak na bata ay obligado ay may utang na agad na buwis sa gobyerno kaya wag mo ku kwestyunin kung bakit pinopropblema ko yan dahil magiging problema yan ng lahat ng pilipino, saan kukote mo mukhang nasuod sa treasure chess ni tallano
.. maliban na lang kung may iba ka pa alam na source na pede pambayad si BBM, tallano gold bar perhaps? or dudukot sa sarili nya bulsa.. hmm oo nga pala mayaman si BBM nakaw na yaman na minana nya sa Ama nya..
kaya malamang kaya nya bayaran to utang na mamanahin nya kay Digong

On March 16, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez reported that the country has ‘secured’ a funding need to procure COVID-19 vaccines through another loan investment amounting to $1.2 billion or at least P56.4 billion.

• World Bank – $500 million
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) – $400 million
• Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – $300 million

Take note, this figure is not yet included from the almost P10 trillion Philippine acquired debt.
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Bhahahahaah ikaw ba magbabayad ng 10 trillion nayan? As if wala kang katuwang, matagal na tayong nagbabayad ng utang nakulong ba tayo inabot ba tayo ng duedate? Bhahaha chillax lang problemado ka masyado kaya napupunta sa tallano golds yan utak mo at nagpaparatang ka kay Marcos, bhahaahhha halata ka anti marcos ampucha, walang pag unlad sa klase ng utak mayroon ka

 

[sUFF3R]

Snack ka muna habang nagbabasa ng comments

 

[Hazama]

inshort papsy tao lang din ang papatay sa mundo.

 

[plhbg1]

Pero hindi naman pinatigil ang Nuclear plants ng japan, at wala na naman balita na nanganib ang buong japan dahil lamang sa nag leak ang Nuclear plant

yes but the issue is having a radioactive ocean

 

[Bold]

Sana nga matuloy at ang taas ng electric bill ngayon

 

[PHC - JayTheGreat]

Ang nuclear wastes ay hindi basta-basta itinatapon. Inii-store nang mabuti dahil alam natin kung gaano kadelikado ito at maaaring sa hinaharap ay magamit na rin. Pero wala naman talagang 100% safe na safety measure sa palagay ko at palaging may risk.

How can nuclear waste be stored?
Nuclear waste storage facilities need to be designed to protect the waste from theft, shield it from emitting radioactivity, prevent it from leaking into water or soil, insulate it from release by natural disaster, and hide it from future generations that may not understand its danger. The main risk of nuclear waste is water running through the sealed storage containers (dry casks) and carrying nuclear particles out of storage. With this in mind, the two primary options for storage are protected sites above ground and geological repositories underground

Why is it so hard to store nuclear waste safely?
The science and policy issues of nuclear waste demonstrate the need for science-informed policy but also show the limits of dictating policy through scientific assessment alone. Nuclear waste storage is a societal challenge. There is intense opposition in almost every community near a potential waste site.
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[plhbg1]

Ang nuclear wastes ay hindi basta-basta itinatapon. Inii-store nang mabuti dahil alam natin kung gaano kadelikado ito at maaaring sa hinaharap ay magamit na rin. Pero wala naman talagang 100% safe na safety measure sa palagay ko at palaging may risk.

How can nuclear waste be stored?
Nuclear waste storage facilities need to be designed to protect the waste from theft, shield it from emitting radioactivity, prevent it from leaking into water or soil, insulate it from release by natural disaster, and hide it from future generations that may not understand its danger. The main risk of nuclear waste is water running through the sealed storage containers (dry casks) and carrying nuclear particles out of storage. With this in mind, the two primary options for storage are protected sites above ground and geological repositories underground

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Why is it so hard to store nuclear waste safely?
The science and policy issues of nuclear waste demonstrate the need for science-informed policy but also show the limits of dictating policy through scientific assessment alone. Nuclear waste storage is a societal challenge. There is intense opposition in almost every community near a potential waste site.
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salamat sa lecture boss sana nabasa din ito ng taga Japan at wag ng gumawa ng hakbang tulad ng nasa baba:

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[SEVENTYSEVEN]

ya ng mga businessman nyan.. mawalan kita yung meeeeeiiiiralco.

 

[sinner231_100]

Ang nuclear wastes ay hindi basta-basta itinatapon. Inii-store nang mabuti dahil alam natin kung gaano kadelikado ito at maaaring sa hinaharap ay magamit na rin. Pero wala naman talagang 100% safe na safety measure sa palagay ko at palaging may risk.

How can nuclear waste be stored?
Nuclear waste storage facilities need to be designed to protect the waste from theft, shield it from emitting radioactivity, prevent it from leaking into water or soil, insulate it from release by natural disaster, and hide it from future generations that may not understand its danger. The main risk of nuclear waste is water running through the sealed storage containers (dry casks) and carrying nuclear particles out of storage. With this in mind, the two primary options for storage are protected sites above ground and geological repositories underground

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Why is it so hard to store nuclear waste safely?
The science and policy issues of nuclear waste demonstrate the need for science-informed policy but also show the limits of dictating policy through scientific assessment alone. Nuclear waste storage is a societal challenge. There is intense opposition in almost every community near a potential waste site.
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eh kung ganito sana tayo mag comment edi may natututunan pa tayo, hindi yung puro pabalagbag na comment.. tas pinaguumpisahan ng di magandang conversation dito sa forum...

 

[Euron Greyjoy]

Jusko gumawa nlng ng bago bulok bulok na yan eh 70's technology pa ata yan

Bhahahahaah ikaw ba magbabayad ng 10 trillion nayan? As if wala kang katuwang, matagal na tayong nagbabayad ng utang nakulong ba tayo inabot ba tayo ng duedate? Bhahaha chillax lang problemado ka masyado kaya napupunta sa tallano golds yan utak mo at nagpaparatang ka kay Marcos, bhahaahhha halata ka anti marcos ampucha, walang pag unlad sa klase ng utak mayroon ka

May natagpuang bonak dito, wag kang iiyak iyak pang ang presyo ng itlog nasa 20 na isa ah. Taragis ka ang engot mong bbm lover ka lmao

 

[Frustrated Burger]

Jusko gumawa nlng ng bago bulok bulok na yan eh 70's technology pa ata yan


May natagpuang bonak dito, wag kang iiyak iyak pang ang presyo ng itlog nasa 20 na isa ah. Taragis ka ang engot mong bbm lover ka lmao

Marunong pa kayo sa mga taga South Korea , alam nila na napakatanda ng ng Nuclear power plant nayan, kaya nga tsi ne check yan kung pwede pa gamitin o magpapatayo na ng bagong imprastraktura walang common sense ampucha

As if naman ang nagpapataas ng presyo ng itlog ay ang utang ng pilipinas, kung may utak ka (na parang wala naman ) ang nagpapataas ng presyo ng mga bilihin ay ang pagtaas ng presyo ng krudo at gasolina

 

[hot papa]

maganda to sa atin..murang kuryente

 

[sicario00000]

yes but the issue is having a radioactive ocean

Wrong info naman yan, tignan mo yung tinest ni Mark Cojuanco, naligo pa sya mismo sa tubig na nagcocool ng mismo ng nuclear

https://www.YøùTùbé.com/watch?v=VS8rgS5w9A8

 

[plhbg1]

Wrong info naman yan, tignan mo yung tinest ni Mark Cojuanco, naligo pa sya mismo sa tubig na nagcocool ng mismo ng nuclear

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you think cooling water is radioactive?
where did you study nuclear chemistry?

 

[sicario00000]

you think cooling water is radioactive?
where did you study nuclear chemistry?

Oh saan mag leleak yung radioactive ? kung dun pa nga lang sa tubig na pinaliguan walang radioactive, now saan lalabas yung radio active? pinanood mo ba yung video ?

 

[alist1986]

He he. Totoo, yung Bataan Nuclear Plant (1976 - mothballed in 1986) po as stated is already almost obsolete as stated, no matter how good they preserved it. I-mothball mo ang isang planta na di mag-operate for years; after 3- 4 decades, it badly needs upgrades, from structures, foundation, existing equipment..., especially the reactors. It's almost a relic in terms of technology, but it will operate if you have the funds, the right assessment/rehabilitation of existing plant, the design to revive it, decommission (?) or start a new one...., follow strict safety protocols, and the right people to operate and maintain it like any other power plant we see elsewhere. Late na nga yan, due to negative feedbacks in the past since nasa earthquake zone nga siya.
Anyway, front lang yang BNPP kung tutuusin. Yung point ng project is to revive the plan to use nuclear energy as a big power source (that's it), regardless of any other reasons - as advantage or disadvantage.
Kung di naman pwede sa Bataan, find a suitable place. Radiation leaks will occur only if major mistakes/accidents happen. But it's the least we should worry since no nuclear plant wants that. Napakataas ng safety, security protocols/measures ng nuclear plants (via IAEA You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.) compared sa ibang mga planta. Halos lahat ng nuclear plants, yan and ahensiyang sinusunod.
Possible solution din po ito to our ongoing electrical crisis and partly due to greenhouse effects causing climate change from our other "fossil fuel" power plants and all other sources using hydrocarbons. Nuclear energy isn't perfect, costly and is still debated to be the right solution at these times. Yet it is "climate change friendly". And as long as we are also escalating "green renewable energy" side-by-side with it, while phasing out of the less desirable plants, we are going in the right direction. It depends on how our government adapt to the changing times.
Kaya kapag nilatag na yan to revive, restore, upgrade, commission, operate....Whatever happens, we have to embrace it when it comes - pabor ka man o hindi. Kung mapigil man yan, then they better quickly find a good proactive approach to keep on track.

 

[plhbg1]

Oh saan mag leleak yung radioactive ? kung dun pa nga lang sa tubig na pinaliguan walang radioactive, now saan lalabas yung radio active? pinanood mo ba yung video ?

lol cooling water should not be radioactive, kaya in a normal operation walang radioactive na cooling water, doon siya dapat uminom sa damaged plants hindi yung normally operating plants

yung myth kasi is kapag meron nuclear plant ibig sabihin radioactive na ang surroundings kaya nag video siya ininom niya ang surrounding tubig doon

harmless ang cooling water in a normal operation kaya di mo pwede gamitin as arguement iyan dahil ang topic is calamity prone areas wag mo isama ang normal operation kasi di iyan related sa topic

 

[Away From Keyboard]

natural gas power plant ang suitable satin, kasi marami na mga na diskubre na oil deposits sa ating bansa.

importante talaga is yung carbon capture technology. yung carbon waste mas safe pa store or pwede pa ma recycle.

 

[itsjustme_lwrnc]

Ang galeng neto kung nagkataon matuloy to.Dito sa Japan talaga nakakatakot kasi madalas talaga ang lindol.And about sa news sa Fukushima till now di nila inuupdate ang mga tao kung anu talaga ang nangyayare pero totoo yun tinatapon nila sa dagat yun mga nuclear waste.

 

[Punkass]

Di Naman kailangan .. ni marcos kung agree kayo or Hindi .... Maypa sang ayon 2x pa kayong nalalaman .. Wala Naman kayong ambag ahahhahah peace lang po...