Nuclear power back on the table? Pangilinan-led Meralco, US firm push forward with full feasibility study
Nuclear power back on the table? Pangilinan-led Meralco, US firm push forward with full feasibility study
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC) are aiming to launch a comprehensive feasibility study on nuclear energy in the Philippines this year.
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As usual, fear-mongering na naman sa social media. Corruption this, incompetent that. As if naman mga politician magpapatakbo nung reactor or soviet-era infra gagamitin.
And off the top of my head, anong project ba natin ang natuloy that ended up endangering the lives of people?? Mga corruption scandals natin sa infra usually involve unconstitutionality (such as overpricing, preferred bidders sa ZTE scandal), may mga umaalma na sectors (fisherfolks in Laguna involving the scrapped megadike highway), or just poorly designed but not hazardous (footbridges).
The plant will be handled by scientific experts with modern construction materials and mindsets. Not to mention na micro modular plant gagawin. Pinagsasabi niyo diyan na Chernobyl at Fukushima, lmao.
Kung government-owned, mas okay kung mag iimport tayo ng scientists para mag operate nito. Talamak pa rin kasi Padrino System sa atin kaya baka may makapasok na incompetent na scientists. Kung privately-owned naman, sana naman wag kuriputin yung pasahod sa mga local scientists para naman hindi rin incompetent mga pumapasok na scientists. Imagine sa nuclear power plant ka nagtatrabaho tapos tawag sayo scientist tapos sahod mo minimum wage.
Hindi naman gagawa ng malaking reactor. Small modular reactors (SMR) yung balak i-deploy ng Meralco kaya mabilis lang and safer kasi less risk. We have scientists sa PNRI who are already managing a reactor na larger in comparison.
That said, feasibility study pa lang naman... which was reported late last year din. It's completely theoretical. If anything, ang worry natin dapat sa politicians should be that they're old, ignorant, and resistant. Haharangin nila arbitrarily yung nuclear energy out of fear kasi "meltdown this" or "san ilalagay that" when those aren't applicable (or grossly overstated with regards) to SMRs. Or worse (way worse!) yung mga lackeys ni Duterte that want the BNPP reopened and reused for this purpose.
Mind you, hindi lang sa mga obvious na bugok sa senado applicable yung worry na yan. Even the lone decent senator we have, Risa Hontiveros, is trumpeting the same BS as most people. Fucking JV Ejercito is actually the sane person regarding this! Surprisingly kasi he's not pushing for BNNP reopening but to follow PNRI's lead.
