Why The Philippines Is Seriously Considering Nuclear Energy | Power To The People
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- Southeast Asia's only nuclear plant has been inactive since 1986. But the Philippines is considering rehabilitating it amid renewed interest in pursuing nuclear energy to address the nation’s high electricity prices and energy security. However, resistance persists due to fears and concerns over safety and public health. Despite aspirations for a cleaner energy mix, feasibility studies are ongoing, emphasising the need for careful consideration before making any decision.
00:00 Introduction
02:24 Renewed interest in nuclear energy
04:43 Inside the Philippine Nuclear power plant
11:44 Legislative Bill
12:55 Resistance to nuclear
16:11 Reactor explainer
19:29 Response to Fukushima
22:05 Youth movement against nuclear misconceptions
23:38 Energy crisis and nuclear safety
27:16 Volcanoes proximity to Bataan Nuclear Power Plant
33:41 Renewable energy vs nuclear
37:38 Fukushima wastewater discharge
40:44 Real cost of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant
43:20 What this means for the residents of Morong
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Ignorance and fear is much more dangerous than nuclear energy.
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Indeed, and lobbies against nuclear energy (fission, not fusion) actively make the world worse. Thanks to them we still pretty much rely on fossil fuel for a foreseeable future.
Don't fool yourself. The radiation risk with nuclear is just *one* problem among a long list of problems with commercial nuclear. Focusing on this one aspect as if nuclear was somehow being persecuted out of public ignorance does not help yourself nor commercial nuclear.
Other high-ranking risks are very long build times (10+ years) that almost always run over schedule. All before a single watt of power is output. The next 10 to 20 years will be critical to mitigating the worst of climate change. Thus new construction commercial nuclear will have next to zero impact on the amounts of energy needed to offset fossil fuels.
The other is very large costs that almost always run over budget. Capital costs are so high that the commercial nuclear loans get put into super jumbo status with very high interest rates and other unfavorable loan characteristics. Further, private insurance companies will not touch commercial nuclear, so the insurance risk falls to the government and its people just as the majority of the radiation risks are.
I remind you that commercial nuclear is the _only_ power generation that comes with cataclysmic risk of the 1000+ year variety. Renewables capture the cosmically large power of the sun with its cosmic 173,000 terawatts continuous to the Earth. True nuclear fans should be on their hands and knees each morning worshiping the free clean fusion energy we receive from the sky.
Meanwhile, renewable electrical energy generation costs have hit record lows and yet continues to fall! Renewables can generate power even as the project is only partially complete. The raw inputs of sun and wind are available everywhere on Earth, they cannot be sanctioned, blockaded, or tariffed.
@@beyondfossil Things you mentioned like a decade before operation and high cost are exactly because nuclear power is stifled. It's a circular argument that anti-nuclear lobbyists use because they are the ones that inhibit it's development and scalability/wide-spread use in the first place.
As for renewables, nuclear can be built alongside them and it's exactly the ideal scenario. Small countries like Singapore also can't depend on renewables due to the space issue and nuclear is the ideal solution for them.
There's no cataclysmic risk with nuclear. See how many perfectly working nuclear power plants in the world there are.
the problem IS ignorance! The country can't even set up proper basic utilities for its nation. The politicians are corrupt and constructions are known to be subpar. Would you really want such a country to build a nuclear reactor? This is The Philippines! if they really want, they should consider offshore wind turbines instead.....
Our energy reserves are depleting! Nuclear energy seems to be the most promising solution. Kudos to CNA for shedding light on this critical issue; I feel significantly more informed.
Watch for portable np.They are coming.
,Tama,,
There are untapped energy sources, like solar, wind, hydro. Why go nuclear ?
@@herta3286 one word. efficiency. People who have never studied anything about nuclear energy are the ones so vocally against it. Take for example France, with over 74% of energy derived from nuclear energy. They even sell some of those energy to neighboring Germany. Germany on the other hand had many nuclear power plants, but had shut most down because of fearmongering by ignorant people. Germany is now one of the highest carbon emmitor in Europe.
Noone is saying nuclear energy should be the only energy, by the way. Educate yourself.
The only ones that are benefitting from no nuclear powerplants are foreign oil companies. You make them richer, and they feed you poison and toxic waste in your rivers and reefs through oil spills, while nuclear benefits the entire country.
This is one of the important areas that Duterte has not considered doing during his time as president he just pass on to PBBM and yet he claimed that he has governed well including his ignorant followers.
Being from Bataan and I have known of the nuclear plant in Morong throughout my life. I do find that it was such a waste of public funds for it to be left to rot. My province has now developed more coal plants which has detrimental effects on the health of the locals. Misinformation about the safety of nuclear power is rampant and the energy crisis of the country will just get worse if nothing is done. Long term planning needs to be done to have energy security.
Ecoz of dumb politicians
MISINFORMATIONS ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT YOU SAY? Tell that to the victims of nuclear power plant disaster, As a result of the disaster, which caused the triple tragedy of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, approximately 20,000 people lost their lives and over 2,500 are still officially reported as missing, while a further 6,000 suffered injuries. In total, over 470,000 people were evacuated from their homes. YOU HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED WHAT THIS VICTIM HAD GONE THROUGH AND PRAY YOU NEVER GET TO SEE YOUR FAMILY DIED IN FRONT OF YOU. EDUCATE YOURSELF MORE BECAUSE YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF.
yes. this also sadly what happen for us too Indonesians. there was a plan to build one here too, but the people are so afraid by the misinformation and hoaxes spread by the media. being generally very low in education level ... as well as general mistrust to the government agencies (since Nepotism and Corruption are quite rampant) also didn't help either. so the government at the time cancel the plan.
thankfully for us, we didn't build one yet. it's still at the planning stage.
Also they don't know about history. This is what really happened that lead to the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant being mothballed : There were two proposals-one by General Electric and the other by Westinghouse. General Electric has an estimated cost of $700 million but it contains technical specifications. Westinghouse meanwhile has an offer of $500 million but did not contain technical specifications. The presidential committee tasked to oversee the project preferred General Electric's proposal, but this was overruled by President Marcos Sr. (The father of the incumbent Bongbong Marcos) in June 1974, who signed a letter of intent awarding the project to Westinghouse, despite the absence of any specifications on their proposal. Similarly, Marcos Sr. disregarded the advice of the National Power Corporation, the government-owned and controlled corporation responsible for electricity in the country. It is still remained unclear weather Westinghouse lobbied their way on to Marcos Sr.
Noone can tell exactly what will and will not happen. It is much safer for you not to hold a dynamite or grenade in your hand wishing it will not explode. In Japan for instance, they are a more developed country and more technically advanced than Philippines. Would anyone here who advocates for nuclear energy still believes that if you observe and strictly follow procedures, accidents and disaster will not happen? You must be dillusional then. If you wanted to endanger your lives then do so but leave others out of it. You did not experience what those victim of nuclear power plant disaster had gone through. As a result of the nuclear plant disaster, which caused the triple tragedy of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, approximately 20,000 people lost their lives and over 2,500 are still officially reported as missing, while a further 6,000 suffered injuries. In total, over 470,000 people were evacuated from their homes. You have NO RIGHT to endanger the lives of others for your greed
the lady against nuclear power has a large list of disadvantages but no viable suggestions.
She’s ignorant
Maybe u have heard of solar
@@dbl88888solar is not as efficient as nuclear.
@@dbl88888 solar use big chunk of land, solar also degrades quicker, lastly it is less efficient
33:48 the anti-nuclear groups support other green energy alternatives like solar, hydro, wind and geothermal.
The problem is instead of continuing the progress, traditional politician seems to erase the legacy or works of the predecessor in order to create a new one and take credit for it.
Because we are in presidential system. We are always at the mercy of the next president. If only we parliament or party based system then that would be much better as platform is encouraged instead of single person vision.
@@ocopmat That's BS. Example: Naftali Bennett's antagony on Russia vs. Bibi's pivot to Russia. Another example: Jiminto's openness to return to nuclear vs. Minshuto's anti-nuclear policy. Did Anwar continue 1MDB? What about the Tory plan of scrapping NIC while a reemergence of Labour is on the way, thanks to Truss and Sunak? Parliamentary politics. Too blinded with SG's single party state.
@@ocopmatWhat?
@@ocopmat The problem was never with the current Philippine President. The Senate and the Congress is the one that are currently creating policies that were detrimental to the Philippine progress. Even the Economic corridor is being sabotaged right now by delaying the economic charter change which the foreigners who wanted to invest wanted. Ironically POGOs are okay to operate though. Google just invested in Malaysia and Apple in Vietnam. Why not in the Philippines since it was supposed to be part of the USA Chips act? Because the policy makers are incompetent. They don't even want to solve the energy crisis which the Philippines is currently facing.
the bataan nuclear is a Marcos Sr project and it's only fitting for Marcos Jr to continue his fathers project so why hasn't he?
The project is at high cost but those politicians who dumped the project is dumb.
True. 🎉
Duterte administration
They are actually smart dumping the project and pocketed all the budget..in the end they all win.
@@I_upload_Akira_memes It was the first Aquino administration that prevented the Bataan nuclear power plant to be activated.
@@cossacktwofive4974True. I don't like Marcos Sr. because of the atrocities commited during his administration, but I can't deny that he had projects that helped the country and in use until today. It's a shame that Cory's administration didn't gave the powerplant a chance and further study because it was started during Marcos era. There will always be risks in going nuclear even now, that's why we need to study on how we'll be able to make it work more safely and make sure to follow all safety protocols strictly. Or if not nuclear, they should be able to provide a reliable alternative for the whole population. But until today, many rural places still doesn't have a reliable source of electricity.
this must be operational ASAP, the Filipino people needs it.
Nuclear is the slowest and most expensive form of electricity. It'll take 10+ years at minimum from inception to power-on
No
@@beyondfossil SMR is a thing
Nah fighting for those rocks with china is a priority.
@@beyondfossil fake info,Nuclear is safest and cheap form of energy. Coal is hazardous and pretty expensive,while oil if fluctuating the prizes. In fact US and other EU has always build and no signs of slowing down of use of nuclear energy. Do not spread lies here.
13:40 the woman said "nuclear is not healthy because of the radiation".
Then how about oil and coal that are the 63% of PH's energy mix?
She said nuclear is not healthy because of the radiation... I think she has no idea that Radiation is a valuable tool in many industries. It can help manage illnesses, like cancer. Doctors use high-energy radiation to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells. Roughly half of all cancer patients receive some type of radiation therapy during the course of their treatment.
Giving ignorance and fear a platform is even not healthier
I don't believe that woman, she can't even have a healthy body and she is worried about radiation. 🤣
Nuclear does not emit radiation to the surrounding when it is running, the only radiation that it produces is from the waste.
If we carefully handle the waste then there is nothing to fear. The only thing to fear is human ignorance and greed.
Thank you Congressman Conjuangco for your Nuclear advocacy even your relatives are against it. Why not have a minimal test run? So we could find out.
Alternative Choices for clean energy for the phillipines?Lol by the way there is no such true clean energy yet.😊😊😊
1. How about building that reactor on a reclaimed island 30 miles or so away from the population of business hub like Manila? Then build a tsunami wall 33 feet high around it.
This is exactly what happened at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Its seawall was 19 feet high. Despite warnings in a 2008 report suggesting that the plant could be exposed to a tsunami of up to 33 feet, the plant was still protected only by the existing 19-foot seawall when the tsunami struck.
2. Then build backup cooling generators in that island that could survive a tsunami and on top of that, build another backup cooling generators 30 miles away from the plant.
What happened to the backup generators at Fukushima?
The other three, at Fukushima Daiichi, lost power at 3.42 pm, almost an hour after the earthquake, when the entire site was flooded by the 15-metre tsunami. This disabled 12 of 13 backup generators onsite and also the heat exchangers for dumping reactor waste heat and decay heat to the sea.
3. Finally, build radioactive waste cooling water holding tanks away from the island that will be used when dumping heated cooling water in a disaster.
The majority of Filipinos are awaiting the use of Nuclear Energy for economical and more manageable nuclear waste management. God willing sooner than later we can avail of this one. Thank you Lord.
True, hoping this nuclear power plant can be use for the sake of the Filipino citizen especially those who can’t afford expensive electricity.
Nope, not majority.
those who dont want this just stay quiet at the sidelines, only the ones who want this are the noisy ones.
Operating a Nuclear Plant will also yield high Electricity cost bec of operating cost, maintenance, importation of radioactive materials and waste disposal.
The government only wants this bec of the one who built it, so this will be his legacy instead of being a Dictator.
Also, they dont want Renewable energy bec it has low income return.
@@nicolloyoiwrong. Solar is already cheaper. It's just the companies are not lowering the price!
@@dbl88888Nuclear first, and then Solar
@@wateralwayswet nuclear is.more expensive to put up. Riskier.
Solar is faster cheaper to put up ans safer
The world is almost ending, and the Philippines is still afraid about Nuclear Power 😂😅 and yet they praise the living standards of European, US, Korea and Japan in which these countries are using Nuclear Power. 😂😅
This is clearly a defeatist comment designed to disinfranchise the prospects of Nuclear Energy, The USA has recently started to train Filipino Engineers and Technicians on properly building and maintaining Nuclear Powerplants.
We are not afraid to use nuclear energy. We are afraid because corruption is rampant to the point the materials they will use are sub standard. So stop assuming on things you don’t know.
Because their only reason why philippines is poor is corruption. No other else.
Japan and germany are phasing out nuclear
@@dbl88888 Germany's political parties democratic party and green party has never been a fan of nuclear energy lmao. It is very ironic for Germany, since the change of laws to prohibit nuclear energy in the late 1990s they have been burning fossil fuels way more than their neighbor, France. France is a big fan of nuclear energy though and has built 56, with 70% of its entire energy production and consumption being responsible by nuclear energy. Japan's opinions/views on nuclear energy on the news says that its support is still moderate, leaning slightly positive from polls in the past few years. Still has remnants from the opinions of the nuclear power plant failures/disasters in the past
Nuclear power is a viable and clean energy source; provided the operator has the necessary technical and operational skills and competence to manage it safely. When a nuclear disaster happens, it won’t be just a local incident
It is more expensive to put up a nuclear power plant in addition to expensive maintenance and expensive to have someone with technical and experience know how to operate it. There is no guarantee that there will be NO DISASTER that will happen. When they say Nuclear energy is better, it is for the owner and not for the consumer.
"technical and operational skills and competence to manage it safely"
Those people are already working abroad, those left in the Philippines are either retired or fresh graduates.
@@EckonOmyst-jv1ro Maintenance is far cheaper than any other power source, only the front cost is expensive. In the long run nuclear power is much cheaper, but I don't trust a powerplant built in 1984 to be as safe as modern power plants.
@@EckonOmyst-jv1ro nuclear is better for the consumer.... green energy is inefficient and takes alot of time to build and alot of land while yeah the maintenance is expensive imagine how expensive the maintenance cost for solar,wind,hydroplants to produce the same amount of energy the nuclear plant outputs. u cannot avoid disaster we can only find measure to either prevent a meltdown or lessen its effects to the disaster, we can hire foreigners to train our people. im all for solar power and wind or other renewals but its too slow and its too expensive to buy and maintain them some or mosts of the province costs alot to just only have light turned on for us it costs 5k permonth... with just our lights.
@@EckonOmyst-jv1roif that’s the case, why do 1st world countries have them 🤔
Anyone who disagrees with it is either uninformed or has conflicting interests. Let's not kid ourselves here. It's a no-brainer the country DESPERATELY needs it.
Good insight. ❤
yep desperate people do desperately stupid things. good luck
Anyone who thinks a that we should operate a DEFECTIVE reactor is massively uninformed. It was 1979 in light of Three Mile Island, way before Cory, when issues were identified. How much would it take to refurbish it vs building a new one?
You're using the 1979. They fixed it by 1986. Sadly, the yellows took over and we never enjoyed it.
@@ferjo3192 call it stupid but its literally the safest way to generate energy, its also clean as it doesnt pump out a ton of greenhouse gas unlike coal and fossil fuel plants. oh and nuclear waste does not look like green goo if youre curious, its buried underground so that it wont harm anyone and no radiation cannot penetrate through soil because alpha radiation cannot even penetrate through paper, beta radiation cannot penetrate through wood and aluminim and gamma radiation cannot penetrate through tin. You see the problem is that filipinos are very ignorant and just opt for terrible choices and you are clearly an example of it
As an ASEANers , 100% support
Is this a joke? Philippines government going nuclear? Can they even manage regular waste disposal? Smart Alex is to build nuclear on earthquake and volcano island! What a brainless lot of joker here 😂
Only Pinoy support 😂
@@MrRicky4309 from the looks of your comments, you’re just a CCP bot
And Philippines going to ask China to help them build the Nuclear Plant.. LOL 😅😅😅😅
As ASEAN I don't Agree It Cut My Country Revenue, Singapore,Indonesia,And Thailand Import Electric From My Country Malaysia
South Korea has 20 nuclear power plant is industrialize now and there no accident
Philippines is in the sphere of ring of fire with full of natural disasters like earthquake, flood, storm and volcano eruption.
Compare that with south korea
Compare South Korea's government against Philippine's corrupt government.
In the pipeline is another 5 nuclear plants.
You can not use South Korea as your benchmark as it is not located in the 'Ring of Fire" unlike the Philippines which is located in the gigantic zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanoes as well deadly typhoons. So the risks factors are different. But as long as the Philippines feel confident that they have the technical capability and are prepared to face any natural disasters which can disrupt the nuclear power plant then by all means go ahead. But keep in mind even the Japanese which are known for their technical capabilities and efficient work culture couldn't stop and control mother nature in Fukushima. Good luck Philippines!
@@LordKarma101almost 40 yrs hindi naman gumuho yong Bataan nuclear power plant, sanasabi mo located in the ring of fire.
Great story, I had no idea they had a fission plant sitting unused for 40 years!
Its funny that the loudest of critics in this have the least background about it
That would always be the case. Filipino MechEng here. During my college years and my professors are explaining this to me, it only gives me a bad mood. Especially the so called "journalists" who reported the seismic gaps as "cracks".
It's even funnier that you didn't understand a single thing in almost 1 hour documentary 😂😅. These people's fear are valid since they live just right across the nuclear plant.
@@troevell Their fears are based on ignorance. When I was in HS, I fear that too. Now that I know how it works and how to prevent disasters with it, I find people like you funny.
@@user-bm5ht8ze2t lol I find you funnier. 😂😂 Regardless of whether their fears are based on ignorance, it is valid. As valid as those whose opinions are based on facts and scientific research because they are the main stakeholders in this. Now, does validity mean they are correct? No. So, go figure.
MechEng you say? Why do you sound more ignorant than these people tho? 😂 Where did you graduate from? Didn't they teach you an ounce of critical thinking?😂
Ohh, sorry I forgot to tell you I'm a mechanical engineer myself. 🤭
@@troevell Oh fellow(?) MechEng. Can you explain it to me in less than 20 words how a nuclear plant works? coz I do.
They already have a nuclear plant. I was there when they were building it. I was part of UST class 74 engineering excursion. I now live in the USA. The Philippines would have been one of the first nuclear countries in Southeast Asia. It soo sad that they abandoned it. Just because it was a Marcos project.
The Philippines could have been one of the powers in the area and not being bullied by China
marcos project that's right, but we're unlucky because of aquino's political ideas.
PH is considered a weak and also-run nation in SCS today.
It should be able to build ships and defend its islands and EEZ from China's encroachment, except that it isn't able to do it.
Considering that S Korea had gone through the Korean War and much more resources deficient, it managed to emerge as an Asian Tiger and now a developed nation with technological and industrial manufacturingprowess.
Why is PH left behind in industrialization in both energy, agriculture, and manufacturing?
Maybe it's the mindset and culture.
The PH has no one but itself to blame for its lack of resolve and missed opportunity.
PH needs to take risks to leap ahead.
@@nfuryboss a lot of ignorant people, always against for improvement, especialy those hipocrite environmental group! maybe they want to get the whole country back to stone aged😅
Bataan nuclear plant became a victim of politics.
Earthquake prone area. Fukushima like location. No way ir should have been built at all. We have more oprions than ever. But nuclear shluld not be on the list
Thanks for a balanced take on the issue from both sides, CNA!
The 🇵🇭 Philippines' going for nuclear energy is not only a necessity but also a national pride.
Stupidity and corruption
Stop using pride Im tired hearing of it as a Filipino.
Corruption in Philippines will ruin the project for sure
We're a low iq country. That's best pride ever
*The international law* is very clear on the South China Sea:
- parts of it belong to some ASEAN countries including the Philippines 🇵🇭,
- the rest of it is the international water,
- no part of it belongs to China🇨🇳 or Taiwan🇹🇼.
Absolutely correct. Not all islands, shoals and islets of Spratly Islands, or otherwise called Parcels, are part of the Philippines 200 nautical miles Exclusive Economic Zone from the 12km baseline of the shores of Palawan considered under the UNCLOS.
No one is saying it's part of China except china. You dumb.
Wouldn't Philippines still have territorial disputes with other Asia countries even thou if china never took the west Philippines sea
@@rickyboy6390What do you think?
Will you still have problems with your neighbors if a robber stopped going into your house?
@@AhmetTekin101 more like a backyard then a house
Ignorance and fear mongering right now is the Filipinos worst enemy. Private electric companies are keeping politicians pocket happy that’s why It’s not going to reopen. Sad to say…
Sana magka nuclear power na talaga sa pilipinas.. para makapag Aircon na din Tayo kahit tanghali
I have been to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. They can have aircond all day long, not interruption at all, without nuclear plant.😅
@@Liboch countries with less than half of the population of the Philippines and not dispersed in thousand islands
@@Liboch singapore is almost NCR lol. Malaysia and thai have small population and easier for them to deploy electeicity than island nation philippines
Pwede ka naman mag-aircon basta may pambayad ka ng kuryente.
@@Libochmay langis sila na nagagamit nila sa energy plant kaya kahit walang nuke plant mababa babayaran nila sa koryente pak u
Maraming salamat CNA sa pag gawa ng dukumentaryo tungkol sa problemang pang enerhiya ng aming bansa .
I am glad to see a Youth starting an advocacy for Pro-Nuclear.
you mean brainwashing
@@ferjo3192 no bro its called educating yourself not giving into fear. Brainwashing is using the Fukushima and Chernobyl as an example when in fact they are older technology.
@@ferjo3192stfu. If you're Filipino, u r a shame to this country and its people. We are currently experiencing Energy Crisis, and here is your brainrot take on this matter.
@@KSmifune The kid had no idea what he is talking about.
@@ferjo3192 Yeah you go enjoy coals on your lungs
imagine how this will be beneficial to the whole Country. this will ease up expenses that goes to Electric bills. its about time we put this to Use.
I like how well the impacted parties were able to explain their sides, helps outsiders understand clearly what's at stake. Hope what's best for the country is decided, GL PH.
As always another informative video! Thanks!!!
19:30 I like how bro pointed that out cause I was wondering like "Hol on... nobody died from that nuclear plant- it's a fkng tsunami bro"
Japan has 33 nuclear plants currently operating, 12 of which they have restarted since they shut them down after the fukushima incident. 2 new nuclear plants are in the pipeline and they're thinking of building another 8.
Thank you Sir Cong. Cojuangco for studying and maintaining the Nuclear Power Plant project of the late Pres. Marcos Sr. It is the people and country who deserve the advantages of this Nucky Power is your primary goal. Salamat poh. The danger of innocense of people will only make them live a poor living. In God we Trust.
Imelda, the grandmother who doesn't have electricity at home, says it all. Her words in the final moments of the documentary are profoundly meaningful, emphasizing the essential needs of ordinary Filipinos and the country as a whole.
the fear of a decades old tragedy should not be an excuse. with technology now it almost never happens. filipinos are so scared but complains about higher price tags. its never gonna go anywhere if you guys keep it like that.
anti nuclear power plant movement lady dont know what she's talking about. "not cheap" ?? at this rate pollution is causing more damage to people's health than what nuclear can do in your life time.
Filipinos lack knowledge or not teached that Nuclear is safer now than 50 years ago..
I mean the DOE is suggesting that the rehabilitation of the BNPP will be around another additional 2.3 billion USD, and coupled with how long it actually takes for this to be actualised. The money and time could be spent funding and building a system of distributed renewables
That is false. According to Cojuangco it is ready to hit the ground running.
@@melvinstarita638 wow according to cojuangco? I guess this is what stupid people take for reliable source nowadays. I’m telling you that the department of energy Philippines recently hired South Korea nuclear team to evaluate and they estimate 5 years to rehabilitate the plant. The plant is “not ready to hit the ground running” or whatever you keep editing it to. Please grow some critical thinking skills
@@Albe.dododo 5 years or now is better than 10 years to 15 years. And thanks to the Koreans for helping the Philippines run the plant.
38000 local protesters v.s.110M Filipino's who will benefit from cheap electricity,it's no brainer the government should always choose what's good for the majority,as long as the IAEC seems it's safe,they are the expert in this not some local people who doesn't know a thing about nuclear power
😂This one Nuclear reactor only serves 100,000 people
@@carkawalakhatulistiwa yes but it will reduce the cost of electricity for all because reduce cost to produce
@@carkawalakhatulistiwa because the plan was to build other nuke plants according to the video. This single plant would also serve as a benchmark for newer plants.
@@carkawalakhatulistiwa the point is to reduce the electricity cost first then build more plants on other areas, benefits for the majority doesnt have to be instantaneous but its a good start.
Nuclear plants come in many sizes. We can build one that is at least 10,000 megawatts. The argument that nuclear energy is a substantial source of energy is a solid claim .
Good direction!
Thank you Dr. Carlo Arcilla for enlightening our minds about the real Location of the BNPP
In Coming decades Nuclear energy will be most important source, but with topmost priority on safety measures
There's no other way
Luckily the philippines is located quite far from other countries.
@@Liboch lol
Rich countries are moving away from Nuclear Power Plants what are you talking about?
@russelmendoza can I have the rich countries you have mention to properly informed myself?
@@russelmendoza Source????
Kawawa naman yung power plant ang tagal nang nagawa hindi man lang ulit nagamit, kunti lang kasi alam natin sa power plant yung iba natatakot kasi sasabog. Pero sa opinyon ko kapag binalik ang power plant mas makakatipid na sa kuryente ang mga filipino kunti nalang din babayaran na tax kung sakaling magawa man ang power plant.
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THE PHILIPPINES WAS A MARCOS SR PROJECT THAT AQUINO STOPPED BECAUSE OF HER HATE AND SELFISHNESS
Electricity is expensive due to the powers that was given to the oligarchs who owned these power plants, Cory, her cronies, the 1987 Constitution and the EPIRA law are the culprits.
I can say that a nuclear powerplant is essential for power. Because of tons of usage, power supply shortens. So I believe that nuclear is a brighter future rather than maintaining past ways of creating energy. We need to move forward to help our economy and community. People from bataan only worries for its possible effect of the power plant to its community. But more people will benefit from the plant. So its much better to now worry to much. Because most powerplants cause minor disasters rather than major ones.
we can't go forward to the future if we worry too much about the past.
Nuke is safe and reliable and sustainable new reactor design are way safer, and the monopoly on power there is sad...solar doesnt work, storms wreck panels and wind is to expensive, I lived there and still have a hotel there I run generator at times cheaper then electricity is to generate power. small houses in the provinces have a small solar panel and a car battery thats it...but their cell service is better then the US..
This was quite a nice watch. A lot of diverse perspectives on the positive and negative impacts on Nuclear energy. Though, I must say that the anti nuclear movement is completely driven by fear and misinformation. The geologist on the other hand provided data for their legitimate concerns. I have yet to see the anti nuclear crowd actually provide any strong rebuttals. Nevertheless, this was quite informative.
Oklo Gabon. There you go, a real life example of a two billion year old nuclear waste dump that shows the safety.
I concur, most of the anti nuclear uses qualitative reasonings rather that quantitative numbers and statistics
Matagal na sanang operational ang BNPP kung itinuloy lang sana ni Cory ang project ni Apo Lakay.
1985 natapos. bat ndi binuksan nang apo? 1986 p sya nawala s power dba? bakit?
Na politucized po.
kasi wala kang muwang. 😂
@@wowiir 1985 kaliwa't kanan ang rally ng mga dilawan. Isa ang BNPP sa kanilang ginamit na isyu dahil sa utang para maitayo yan. At hindi lang yan, lahat ng mga proyektong Marcos ginawan ng isyu ng mga DILAWAN!
Kaya pag nagpaloko pa kayong muli...wala ng pag-asa ang Pinas.
Marcos Sr. ang may akda ng proclamation na wag na daw gamitin nyan😂😂😂
bakit hindi natuloy noong panahon ni Cory?? puro kasi utang ang Pinas noon, kaya hindi matuloy tuloy 😂😂😂
I live in the Province of Negros Oriental Philippines and we he rely on a geothermal energy supply which is a clean renewal energy but our kw/h rate is still high so i am not sure if nuclear power will bring prices down.
because geothermal produce less energy compare to nuclear. Geothermal energy in the Philippine can only produce 480MW at best. Compare that to nuclear which can produce 900MW to 1400MW per reactor. which means around ~1 gigawatts of energy 2 to 3 times better than geothermal.
Very well researched and presented video
Mr Mark O. Conjuangco is very very aware the status of the nearly 4 decades building. They should at least give it a trial, monitor it and run it. The people need it.
they are against about nuclear power, but so agreed into the use of Coal.
Japan still operate nuclear despite fukushima, whats the point of using it as basis of not going nuclear?
The fact that the structure still stands after 40 years of it since being built despite all the fears of earthquake, storms and tsunamis. We Filipinos just wasted its potential of 40 years of what could be, it could have had largely helped the people of Luzon.
High utility bills is another oppressor of the Filipino people. I am so happy to learn they are looking into opening the Bataan Nuclear power plant.
Seriously! No they're not, ang tagal tagal na namin naghihintay, hanggang ngayon wala parin
The USA has only started to recently train Filipino Engineers and Technicians on how to properly build and maintain Nuclear Power Plants.
Not to mention that they have to make a committee to oversee Nuclear energy as the congressman mentioned. They have to make a bill for that as well, and it has to go past Congress, then the senate. It's a long process that should've been finished by now if not for these oppositions.
@@Cleanyourearsbrocorrect po kayo.
It will take years for the training. Better late than never I guess
Yes I think Palawan has no earthquake fault lines according to PHIVOCS
We really need it.!
The latest tech is in smr’s. Because you can bring it to any island as needed, the floating offshore plant may ultimately be the most practical because u can tow it away when done.
Here in mindanao..power is very weak...nuclear might be the solution but the modular one not the big one..
Modular is very limited. It's only good for a very small island or very large mining site
As long as the place is safe to be built, then go with the big one, so that it can generate more Electricity output for the whole Island of Mindanao, even Bataan Nuclear Power Plant will only affects 100k houses not enough for the whole island of Luzon. While the Modular is good for smaller islands like Bohol etc.
Magsolar nalang ako sa bahay kakatakot naman yan hahaha
Ph proximity to so many volcanos is both a problem and an opportunity, volcanos geographically are the best for geothermal cos the heat source is near to the surface. This is already being done around the world. so in a way Ph should exploit this natural resource that they have.
The Philippines is the 3rd largest producer of Geothermal Energy behind the US and Indonesia. Finding a geothermal well is like looking for oil and drilling is very expensive.
we already have alot of geothermal, we also have alot of hydroelectric, we have some wind and solar
and the electric price is still expensive
😂 tapos private lang makilinabang.
Meron na dito samin kaso kulang rin naman ung pinoproduce na electricity tas mahal pa kuryente 😂😂. Kulang parin yan. Kahit ilan pa yan. Di nga makaproduce ng electricity ung ngcp dito sa visayas . Kasi ung power grid may problema. 😂
Think of japan that experiences earthquakes regularly. They have lots of nuclear power plants. Where in bnpp has so called volcano that doesn't have any activity since construction was started. If this nuclear power plant was already operational since then we might not suffer from power deficiency and might lessen the burden of the community. This anti-nuclear activist has a long buried belief in the way they explain it I am sure that they are not sure what they are talking about. The mentality that Filipinos have afraid of moving forward and being content with what they are afraid of taking the opportunity what's ahead.
Go for it.
This is long over due we built nuclear powerplant ahead of south korea but look what happen now they outpaced us tremendously i hope filipino people embrace innovation and scientific breakthrough rather than just succumb to fear and uncertainty
13:24 Ignorant is more dangerous than nuclear radiation
Will it give you cancer?
@@ivantan5690more than just cancer.
@@ivantan5690 no but it will give you and future generations a life long suffering
@@ivantan5690 every monthly bill will cause you a cancer or heart attack
@@hughgolez945 coal is already doing that while being less efficient at it
those who don’t use nuclear energy might as well use candles and lanterns
Iceland has no nuclear plants. Australia, Italy, Greece, Denmark, Ireland and Norway also don't use nuclear power. I guess these countries should use candles and lanterns?
@@robocop581 Australia is the number one exporter of coal in the world. Italy has nuclear power (It shut down 2 of it's 4 nuclear plants but they still have nuclear power). Greece gets it's nuclear power from Bulgaria. Denmark's and Ireland's geography makes wind and solar the best choice for power generation. Norway's electricity comes from Hydro-power which isn't applicable to the Philippines.
@@lupiarch9784 Dude, 88% of Norway's electricity is from hydro, wind power 10%. These two sources are way cleaner and safer than Nuclear
@@robocop581 Philippines doesn't have that many areas where it could install hydro electric plants. Solar and Wind requires a lot of maintenance and costlier. The batteries needed for renewables also generate a lot of wastage which still makes nuclear more environmental friendly than renewables.
@@lupiarch9784 I don't really care about the current power source in the Philippines as the electricity is very cheap to me. As for nuclear, you're obviously underestimating the corruption that could cause a nuclear catastrophe in the Philippines.
I was lucky enough to get the tour of the plant a couple of years ago. I've been around heavy electrical and mechanical equipment all of my working life and as far as I can see it almost all of the equipment within the plant would need to be replaced. Forty years sitting in a humid tropical environment. It would take another two billion US Dollars and a number of years to get this plant in operation.
The operator of Japan's destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant demonstrated Tuesday how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year for the first time since the 2011 meltdown.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings plans to deploy a “telesco-style” extendable pipe robot into Fukushima Daiichi No. 2 reactor to test the removal of debris from its primary containment vessel by October.
That work is more than two years behind schedule. The removal of melted fuel was supposed to begin in late 2021 but has been plagued with delays, underscoring the difficulty of recovering from the magnitude 9.0 quake and tsunami in 2011. It is now 2024 Folks can you understand that this happen a long time ago but the damage on land, trees and in water is still there. Some reports that some animals still have some level of contamination. The level of radiation you do not want really to mess with. The cons outweighs the pros. There is no one who can rightfully tell what will and will not happen. Stop being dillusional. The lives and well being is way too important than greed for money..
How can you say it's a greed for money when in fact the goal of having a nuclear power plant is to have an energy source not only cheap but also healthier for the earth.
Instead of living with fear we should instead learn from those incidents and evolve.
The fear we should be having is a fear for future generations. May they have a good environment to live in and affordable electricity.
@@zjezabianca❤
Most 1st world country uses nuclear energy and not renewable energy.
You are very misinformed. Let me give u an example. Japan - 22% renewable energy while only about 5% nuclear energy, even USA the largest user of nuclear energy only accounts 8% of their energy from that while 13% is renewables.
@@Albe.dododohahahahaha. not sure where OP got his stats, thanks for educating him.
wdym, both are good power source.
@@Albe.dododo source now. Don't tell me to search it up, you made the argument and it's on your burden to back that argument up
@@LuLurret isep Japan
it's about time to open it... i can't imagine what Philippines looks like now if this has been operational back then..
I'm 47 years old now and haven't experience those Volcanoes Exploded that is why it was built in the area same as Geothermal in Tongonan Ormoc Leyte but it is useful to Electric demand nationwide
We need Nuclear to ease power crisis
Why does CNA always like to show the poor side of the Philippines? There are other well off places in PH, but from what I can observe, almost all documentaries of CNA about the Philippines, it always shows the poor areas of the PH. Such a biased and bad journalism from CNA.
I have noticed that too.But that's ok we'll only get stronger.
I think because ph is 50% poor, 45% middle class, 1-5% upper class. And it is news stations so they need to make the news interesting so they can have ratings to justify their existence
40 years and still standing but sure lets just let it rot because its in an unsafe location😂
Use BNPP now! maybe start with small modular capacity and from there we can devise plans for its future use wether we should gradually increase capacity. And also build small modular reactors all throughout the industrial corridors of luzon, visayas and mindanao. And from there we can redevelop the manufacturing industry of the PH.
We need this.
💛BREN LANG MALAKAS!!!💛
LEETTSSSSSS GOOOOO!💛
Daddy 🐍🇺🇸 can help...not only sell arms
renewable is the solution not toxic nuclear energy
stupid movement.. im from bataan, and dont support on what that movement is saying... she even doesnt live from bataan... so why is she so concern about our welfare as a certified bataeno.. I advocate nuclear as it will ease up the price of power generation here in the philippines...
NPA kasi yan boss.. Alam muna kalakaran nila, walang patutunguhang pakikibaka...Mga sagabal sa paglago ng bansa...
Maging maganda ang epekto ng nuclear energy sa ekonomiya ng pilipinas.
Exactly. 👍
Kong ginamit na sana noon pa .eh di ok na sana Hanggang ngayon. Laking tulong na sana dati pa.
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THE PHILIPPINES WAS A MARCOS SR PROJECT THAT AQUINO STOPPED BECAUSE OF HER HATE AND SELFISHNESS
Nice docu...
For me let's maximize first the Solar and windmill energy. then if it's still not enough to provide electricity, then that's the time that we use the Nuclear energy.
It’s been idle for more than 4 decades? What a waste of investment it was! This is definitely one of the best solutions to address energy crisis in the Philippines. The country will solve so many national problems & issues once we shift our attention to what’s really good for us & to things that truly matter. Laban pinas! 🇵🇭🥰💯✅
I feel as if most of the anti nuclear arguements uses qualitative reasoning instead of quantitative which seems to turn into fallacy. Furthermore, the argument about the release of the treated and diluted nuclear water has been noted as safe to the point where the effect is negligible, and why would people think Japan will casually release unsafe waste on their own waters that will compromise their health and safety
I HOPE THE NEXT NEXT GENERATION WILL HAVE THE RIGHT MIND TO USE THIS SOURCE OF ENERGY
As a filipino support ako sa pagbuhay sa nuclear power plant. ❤. Parepareho naman tayo mamamatay. Kung para sa ika babawas ng bayarin go ako dyan
>>>Unfounded fears and doubt has certainly hindered progress. I believe that nuclear power is the key to a secure energy source for the Philippines.🇵🇭
Those "unfounded fears" are reports from international geologists?
I am pro Nuclear but it's not for the Philippines sadly. We lack skills, integrity and good workmanship.
it is until it is not.
Yan Ang kailangan nang pilipinas nuclear power plant para umunlad Ang Buhay nang mga pilipino Ang mahal nang koryente dito mga pulitiko gumising na kayo sobrang init pa Naman ngayon
I support it because nowadays the electricity is very very expensive. These days we need to be practical and use that power plant to produce cheaper energy in this country. The power plant needs to be updated and renovate not just on outside also the inside of it especially.
Practical lol. You dont know what you are talking about. To get the plant started up in this state it needs 5 years and 2.3 billion USD . We better build a new one next to metro manila, instead of trying to get this old beast going again.
All regions in the Philippines should have a nuclear power plant
My God! This should have been very useful when it started operational when I was a kid!
Samething happens in France, they didn't want their Nuclear facility to be open, but later, study made that it is actually safe...
We need the Nuclear Energy like right now😭😭😭
People have concerns about the safety of nuclear power, worried about accidents or malfunctions. Nuclear power can indeed be risky, however, the lack of nuclear power also caused so much damage to our economy.
The problem witht the Filipinos is that people are too afraid of progress and would rather just sit back and stick to the old ways of working despite being inefficient and unfeasible.
Its really a big "sayang" if we dont use that. especially now the the leading electricity service provider charge us so much and yet there are still brownout.
Exactly. 👍
I've been worked in UAE barraka nuclear plant before, it signifies now even I didn't personally visit in bataan plant its more good design than BNPP-Barrakah Nuclear Power Plant-UAE. I believes its the only solutions high electricity cost in our country and look UAE now? in my views, small knowledge really too dangerous you know, they can more teaching and louder voices than experts and educated professionals and experience in the plant itself. Good luck pinas!!!!
I like the idea of using nuclear energy in our country, the problem is how they want to bring local enviromentalists, nuclear chemists, physicists, engineers together to construct projects about synthesizing, blueprint and building our own version of nuclear plants and its materials required like radiactive metals like radium, plutonium and uranium. The problem also is the cooling tech that is used to maintain the integrity of the plant and where island do we dispose the waste.
More power Bataan, Nueva Ecija and Central Luzon, Philippines
Cong Mark I suggest for you to shout louder is to go to the Senate..Im with you Im part of the Construction of the plant..I know for sure that the plant is safe during the time of construction but subject for modernization to compete with the modern Technology.
Fact: Fukushima Daiichi power plant was built only 10meters above sea level accounting a 3.5meter tsunami. The improved Fukushima Daini is 13meters above sea level. The Bataan Nuclear Power plant is built 18 meters above sea level.
Far too much fear and uncertainty going around and overpowering reason and logic. Fear and uncertainty from ignorance and lack of education. Fear can be a guide in decision making to ensure safety and proper guidelines, but it should not be the driving factor in any decision.
For sure haharangin yan ng mga private companies, matutuloy lang yan pag sila ang magiging contractor.
Good luck
The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant should be relocated to Pag Asa Island, it is the most strategic location.
That is what most politicians say, we must! Nobody says we will!