A
memorandum of understanding between mutual defense allies-Philippines and the United
States of America (USA) the latter will help the country develop its own nuclear
power program.
The
MOU was signed by Energy Undersecretary Gerardo Erguiza and US Undersecretary
of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins.
"Through
our cooperation, we hope to ensure the peaceful use of nuclear energy and
fulfill our decarbonization goals," Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose
Manuel Romualdez, who witnessed the signing, said in a statement posted
on the Department of Foreign Affairs' website.
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This a few weeks after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed
an executive order committing the Philippines to introducing nuclear power
in its energy mix and developing a nuclear energy program for it.
The EO, which was signed on
February 28, instructs the DOE to develop and implement the nuclear energy
program under the Philippine Energy Plan, a comprehensive energy blueprint
which details the energy sector's goals in achieving a clean energy
future.
Duterte said in the EO that
nuclear power is a "viable alternative source" of baseload power that
can bridge the gap between rising demand and supply.
The EO also instructed an interagency
body — the Nuclear Energy Program Inter-Agency Committee —to study
the possible use of the $2.2-billion Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, which was
mothballed and never refueled.
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