I was expecting this to come after the news that Japan was in crisis trying to avert a melt down in two nuclear reactors whose cooling system was damaged after a massive 8.9 earthquake last week.

What made it more sad was that Japan was a first world country who didn’t scrimp on resources in building a world class nuclear power plant to ensure that the plant’s operation would be efficient and safe.
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The government’s National Power Corp (Napocor) announced that Korea Electric Power Corp (Kepco) and a French firm expressed interest in building a 600 MW nuclear power plant for the Philippine government in Bataan. Kepco recently submitted their findings on the feasibility of rehabilitating the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) from its moth-balled state.
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Early this month it was reported that the government’s Natl’ Power Corp (Napocor) was finally reviewing the proposal of Kepco for the rehabilitation of the controversial Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). It was estimated to cost about $1 Billion to rehabilitate the moth-balled power plant and make it running again.
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National Power Corp (Napocor) president Froilan Tampinco said that they deem one of their most important thrust is to develop nuclear energy to ensure the energy security of the country. But they said further that they will pursue only this once the government mandates it via legislation.

In line with this is their decision to recommend the recommissioning of the controversial Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) that has received much flack from different sectors when a bill was introduced in Congress by representative Mark Cojuangco to fund its recommissioning.
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Pangasinan Rep. Mark Cojuangco, author of the bill which aims to revive the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), said that he learned from Monsignor Michael Banach, a Vatican represtantive, that the pope is in favor of using nuclear energy. Banach represents the Vatican in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Cong. Cojuangco recently met up with him in China, during a conference, to get Pope Benedict’s stand on nuclear energy use. He found out that the Catholic Church supports the development of nuclear technology for medicine as well as for power generation.
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Oppositionists to the revival moves of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant just said that last Tuesday’s earthquake that occurred near the BNPP is proof that the area is unsafe to operate an Nuclear Power Plant in. That’s because of the natural geological hazards. They have long pointed out that the BNPP is located near a fault line and surrounded by some active volcanoes that make its location prone to earthquakes.
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