#Nuclear Plant

Garcia III in a recent 2022 Climate Change and Sustainability Summit last August 17, 2022, that the moth-balled Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is now planned to be the Philippines’ biggest data center. Based on the report of Greg Refraccion of 1Bataan, the Governor of Bataan reiterated the stand of the Provincial Government of Bataan remains, that instead of reviving the 40-year-old nuclear Power Plant, why not convert BNPP (Bataan Nuclear Power Plant) into a Cloud Computing Facility, that will serve as the country’s biggest data center. Garcia further explained that the national government is open and looking into small and modular reactors which is now a trend in the Western countries and it has a lower buffer zone which is estimated around 800 meters to 1km only unlike regular Nuclear Power Plants. Here are other articles related to Bataan Nuclear Power Plant: Read More: Duterte signs EO adopting national position for a nuclear energy program Read More: Meralco considering to contract power from Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (Meralco) is planning to build nuclear power plants by 2028 to provide energy to remote areas nationwide. Pangilinan said their goal is “to be able to start an operational plant perhaps in one of the island provinces to produce power and demonstrate that it’s a safe mode of producing power. Read more in our articles including "Bataan LGU pushes conversion of Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) into PH biggest data center" and "Meralco planning to build nuclear power plants by 2028".