Carlo Arcilla, director of the Department of Science and Technology, said the advanced nuclear reactors could provide the country with continuous energy with zero pollution.
As the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. considers the inclusion of nuclear power in the country’s energy mix, the government’s nuclear science chief is pushing for the adoption of small modular reactors (SMRs) instead of refurbishing the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP).
