Pangulong Duterte nagbigay na ng GO signal sa Energy chief para buhaying muli ang Bataan Nuclear Power Plant!

President Rodrigo Duterte changed his mind and has given his go signal to proceed with plans to reactivate the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, after initially rejecting the use of nuclear energy in the Philippines under his watch.

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said, however, that the President instructed him to pay special attention to the safety and security aspects of operating the 40-year-old power facility which was completed but never fueled and commissioned.

“He raised his concerns, and I gave him the assurance that we would not do it recklessly,” Cusi said.

“I reassured him that all of his concerns will be addressed. We are going to follow the strict measures of the International Energy Agency,” the energy chief added.

President Rodrigo Duterte changed his mind and has given his go signal to proceed with plans to reactivate the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, after initially rejecting the use of nuclear energy in the Philippines under his watch.

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said, however, that the President instructed him to pay special attention to the safety and security aspects of operating the 40-year-old power facility which was completed but never fueled and commissioned.

“He raised his concerns, and I gave him the assurance that we would not do it recklessly,” Cusi said.

“I reassured him that all of his concerns will be addressed. We are going to follow the strict measures of the International Energy Agency,” the energy chief added.

Source: Inquirer