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Revival of Bataan nuclear plant proposed
By J.Lo
“The BNPP will help our country cut electricity cost by almost half, in comparison to the rates of the coal-fired power plants,” a lawmaker has asked government to revive Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), which is “just sitting idle for the last four decades,” claiming it can produce cheap electricity ,Teves said other option is to acquire another nuclear facility “in case the existing power plant is no longer feasible for operation.”
Citing the 441 nuclear power plants currently in operation in at least 30 countries, Teves said this “shows that nuclear power is a safe means of generating electricity, which could also operate without interruption, making it a more reliable source of energy assuring of meeting the country’s supply demands.”
Under HB 2921, the National Power Corp., Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), and the Departments of Energy, of Environment and Natural Resources, and of Science and Technology should conduct an initial validation on the feasibility of the BNPP operations to make sure that it would be within the internationally accepted nuclear power industry standards.
“In the event this nuclear power plant is no longer feasible for operation, I urge government to construct another nuclear plant or a nuclear barge, which is also safer against earthquake, so that Filipinos can avail of lower electricity cost,” Teves said.
Critics have pointed out that Japan, which is heavily reliant on nuclear energy for its power needs, has highest electricity cost in Asia.
Concerns have also been raised about nuclear waste, which cannot be recycled and remains permanently radioactive.
The Philippines sits in the Pacific Ring of Fire, with regular earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that can cause catastrophic accidents in a nuclear facility.
There are also concerns on who would accept nuclear plant or barge near their communities.
The BNPP construction was started in 1975.
It was mothballed after 1986 people power revolt amid reports that it sits near an earthquake fault, and scandal involving an $80 million kickback allegedly paid by US builder Westinghouse to dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Last Tuesday, the House established 25-member Special Committee on Nuclear Energy to focus on creating measures related to nuclear energy from developing infrastructure for nuclear power plants to ensuring that costs are competitive.
PNRI Director Carlo Arcilla hailed the formation of this special committee, seeing this as a big push to hasten the country’s move to tap zero-emission nuclear energy for electricity.
“It’s a very good development,” Arcilla said.
He said the development could expedite legislative requirements and processes needed to establish regulatory and commercial environment in which nuclear energy industry could be developed.
Pangasinan Rep. Mark Cojuangco has been elected as chairman of the Special Committee on Nuclear Energy.
Lawmakers also amended the jurisdiction of the existing committee on energy to explicitly state that nuclear energy, sources and infrastructures will be beyond its jurisdiction.
Arcilla said congressional special committee can work closely with seemingly dormant Nuclear Energy Program Inter-Agency Committee to galvanize it back to action and resume national government’s direction at taking second look at reviving proposals to commission mothballed BNPP.
“They can’t ignore the BNPP… most viable way, it offers fastest way for government to tap zero emission nuclear energy in a significant way and bring in significant volume of nuclear power to our electricity supply,” Arcilla said.
He noted that small modular reaction nuclear technology was largely still at the development stage and could only produce a limited amount of electricity due to limitations of the reactor size.
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