{"id":56694,"date":"2023-05-10T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/?p=56694"},"modified":"2023-05-12T15:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T07:31:53","slug":"greenpeace-demands-hrep-drop-dangerous-nuclear-bill-focus-on-re","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/56694\/greenpeace-demands-hrep-drop-dangerous-nuclear-bill-focus-on-re\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace demands HRep: drop dangerous nuclear bill, focus on RE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Greenpeace supporters and volunteers lit more than 2000 candles which spells the words “No Nukes” on the eve of Chernobyl anniversary the world’s worst nuclear power plant disaster, to protest the proposed revival of the Bataan Nuclear Power plant (BNPP). Greenpeace is calling for the Philippine government to instead choose the safe energy path of renewables.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (10 May 2023) \u2014 Reacting to the House Committee on Appropriations\u2019 approval of the House bill that seeks to establish a nuclear regulatory framework, Greenpeace campaigner Khevin Yu said:<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIt is extremely alarming how a bill with such dangerous provisions was approved by the House Committee on Appropriations. It is bad enough that this bill promotes an energy source that will harm Filipino communities, but doing so knowing that the economic ramifications of this move is gargantuan, at a time when the country is struggling with record high debt, is just reckless and irresponsible. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cRep. Cojuangco\u2019s monstrous bill will drain the country\u2019s financial resources. This is not just the establishment of a regulatory body. The bill proposes separate funds for radioactive waste management and storage, decommissioning, and a national emergency plan for nuclear disasters. PhilATOM alone will need billions of pesos to operate. And the country will need trillions-worth of funds needed to prepare for nuclear disasters\u2014as seen in Chernobyl and Fukushima\u2014as well as for waste storage and decommissioning. Energy consumers will pay for these costs in their bills, but experience has shown that this amount is never enough, and experience has shown that the government\u2014via taxpayers\u2014shoulders the burden imposed by nuclear facilities. Where will the government, already neck deep in debt, get the money?<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe toll on local governments hosting these plants and radioactive storage facilities will be the highest. While Philippine laws put liability solely and exclusively on the plant operator, the government\u2019s track record on making companies pay for environmental damages is dismal, as shown by the Marcopper disaster and MT Princess Empress oil spill.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIf this bill becomes law, it will only serve the interests of private nuclear companies and investors waiting to suck us dry financially and use our country as a testing ground for their untested and dangerous technologies. This is why we demand that our legislators drop this bill and shift their priorities away from the nuclear agenda.They should focus their attention on renewable energy (RE), a much, much cleaner, cheaper, and most importantly, safer energy source that will meet the needs of our country in a time of crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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For more information, check out our briefer<\/a><\/strong> on the House nuclear bill.<\/p>\n\n

Media Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Maverick Flores, <\/strong>Communications Campaigner
Greenpeace Philippines | maverick.flores@greenpeace.org<\/a> | +639176211552<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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