The Philippines’ Department of Energy has partnered with South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) for the latter to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the possible start-up of the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant, located west of Manila, Philippines. The nuclear power plant’s first 621 MW unit was completed 40 years ago but was never put into operation.
Construction of Bataan-1, featuring a Westinghouse pressurised water reactor, began in 1976 and it was completed in 1984 at a cost of US$460m. However, due to financial issues and safety concerns related to earthquakes, the plant was never loaded with fuel or operated, but it has since been maintained.
The feasibility study, which is set to begin in January 2025, is part of a Memorandum of Understanding on energy cooperation signed between the Philippines’ Department of Energy and KHNP.
In September 2024, the Philippines' Department of Energy unveiled the country’s nuclear energy roadmap, in which it plans to have commercially operational nuclear power plants by 2032, with at least 1.2 GW of capacity. The roadmap also plans for the country to reach 4.8 GW of nuclear capacity by 2050.
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