Thursday, April 7, 2011

PH's energy options after Japan nuke crisis

The nuclear crisis in Fukushima, Japan due to the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that hit the country prompts the Philippines' Department of Energy (DoE) to reconsider nuclear options as part of its long-term energy agenda.
Energy Secretary Rene D. Almendras said "we better do a really good study of the safety issues."
The DoE had earlier planned to conduct safety studies for nuclear power development. It has also started looking into other disaster-related dilemmas, such as possible oil refinery blaze and electricity shortages, for its planning. The Aquino government has already allotted P100 million for its feasibility study.
Staunch proponents of nuclear energy in the Philippines have backed down.

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