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Bataan Nuclear Power Plant

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Name: Bataan Nuclear Power Plant

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Will Noynoy be a green president...

The groups posed eight challenges a day before the 2010 World Environment Day, an international event that aims to heighten awareness and heighten political and public action on environmental. ?Now that Noynoy Aquino is set to be proclaimed as the new ... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Environment, Benigno Aquino III, Mining, Davao, Aquino (Philippines)

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Only 6 bets bare ‘green’ stance

“The dismal overall response to the survey is itself lamentable. This does not reflect well on the priorities of the country’s aspiring leaders,” said Von Hernandez, executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia.Of those who responded, Angara, Casiño, ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - May 11 2013]

Entities: Greenpeace International, Von Hernandez, Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, Pollution, Coal

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

Despite Wednesday power outage, DOE chief not keen on reviving BNPP

Despite the power outage that hit Luzon Wednesday, the Department of Energy is not keen on reviving the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant to shore up the country's energy reserves. Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla said Thursday evening the BNPP lacks ... [Published GMA News.tv - May 10 2013]

Entities: Jericho Petilla, Luzon (Philippines), Bataan Nuclear Power Plant

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Ferdinand Marcos

Disini wants graft raps dropped

JESUS Disini asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the graft charge against him in view of an accord that and the government struck in 1989.The accused said that, the state granted him immunity from criminal, civil or administrative offenses arising from ... [Published Manila Times - May 08 2013]

Entities: Immunity, Ferdinand Marcos, Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, Criminal

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Greenpeace International

CBCP Issues Pastoral Statement Agai...

“We join the Environmentalist Group Greenpeace and the Diocese of Balanga headed by Bishop Socrates Villegas in opposing the revival of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant,” reads the first paragraph of statement signed, in behalf of the CBCP’s 95 active and ... [Published Bulatlat.com - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, Socrates Villegas, Iloilo, Greenpeace International

First reported Jan 28 2013 - Updated Jan 28 2013 - 1 reports

5-day Liwanag Festival opens in Davao City Tuesday

Perlas, once attracted to the idea of nuclear fission as a student, but who later became instrumental in the campaign for the mothballing of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) during the presidency of Cory Aquino, said the recent floods that swept ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - Jan 28 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Philippines, Joey Ayala, Climate

First reported Jan 06 2013 - Updated Jan 06 2013 - 1 reports

Nuclear plant gets funds

MANILA, Philippines—State-run National Power Corp. has secured lawmakers’ nod to allocate P50 million this year for the upkeep of the mothballed 630-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP).In an interview with the Inquirer, Napocor president Froilan ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - Jan 06 2013]

Entities: Nuclear, Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, Natl Pwr Corp

First reported Dec 28 2012 - Updated Dec 28 2012 - 2 reports

Greenpeace slams DOE chief’s plan to revive nuclear power program

“Worldwide, the nuclear industry is declining having failed to establish itself as a clean, cheap, safe or reliable energy source. The DOE’s new proposal to implement a national nuclear power program in the energy reform agenda is utter madness,” said ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - Dec 28 2012]

Entities: Nuclear Power, Greenpeace International, Nuclear, Renewable Energy

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...said Thursday evening the BNPP lacks the capacity to meet present-day demand levels for energy, and may have safety problems if it is upgraded. "During that time (1970s), I would say dati (ang power capacity natin) mga 5,000 to 6,000 megawatts. Ngayon itong plant na ito is 400 megawatts. 'Pag ikaw nagdagdag ng 400 megawatts sa 5,000 megawatts, napakalaking bagay. Ngayon ang 400 megawatts parang bale wala kung 16,000 megawatts ang present capacity. Katiting na lang," Petilla said in an interview on dzBB radio. Today, figures from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines shows the demand for energy in Luzon alone is already 8,567 megawatts, more than 20 times the BNPP's 400 megawatts. Petilla said he is aware of suggestions from some sectors to revive the BNPP, which was mothballed after the 1986 EDSA Revolution. He said the plant had been paid for and needs only the reactors to run. Yet, he said that if it were to be useful, it should be upgraded to have a capacity of 2,000 megawatts. "Ang problema ang nuclear power plant na ito luma na ... So wala nang cost benefit kasi 2,000 (megawatts) sisirain mo. Kung 400 (megawatts) napakaliit ng capacity at napakalaki ng risk," he said. The DOE earlier said it is taking steps to prevent a repeat of Wednesday's power outage, especially with the May 13 midterm elections just days away. Large parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces in Luzon went without power for several hours Wednesday. Some areas still experienced outages Thursday. KG, GMA News"

Despite Wednesday power outage, DOE chief not keen on reviving BNPP [Published GMA News.tv - May 10 2013]

Yet, he said that if it were to be useful, it should be upgraded to have a capacity of 2,000 megawatts. "Ang problema, ang nuclear power plant na ito luma na... So wala nang cost benefit.... Kung 400 megawatts, napakaliit ng capacity at napakalaki ng risk" he said.The DOE earlier said it is taking steps to prevent a repeat of Wednesday's power outage, especially with the May 13 midterm elections just days...

DOE chief still not keen on reviving BNPP despite blackout [Published GMA News.tv - May 10 2013]

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