Filipino bishop calls for transparency in nuclear power study vaticannews.va

Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga, Philippines, is calling for a “transparent” investigation of the possibility of using nuclear power as an option for power generation.

Last week, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte issued an executive order creating a committee to study the adoption of a national nuclear energy policy. The order was made public on Wednesday.

The Philippines has southeast Asia’s highest electricity cost, and the supply of electricity is precarious.
Nuclear power could help address those problems, but safety concerns have been expressed in a country often hit by natural disasters.

“We hope that the feasibility study will be transparent, non-partisan and not exclusive,” Bishop Santos said. He expressed hope that the study would address the issue of safety. “This could settle with finality whether our country is ready, able and safe for nuclear energy,” he said…