{"id":139291,"date":"2017-12-14T22:50:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T03:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=139291"},"modified":"2017-12-14T22:50:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T03:50:16","slug":"ph-eyes-creation-of-regulatory-body-for-nuclear-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/14\/ph-eyes-creation-of-regulatory-body-for-nuclear-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"PH eyes creation of regulatory body for nuclear safety"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The government is expected to create a regulatory commission for nuclear safety in accordance with the nuclear bill, which is now in its advanced stages in Congress. (Photo<\/a> by ken wilson lee\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA —\u00a0The government is expected to create a regulatory commission for nuclear safety in accordance with the nuclear bill, which is now in its advanced stages in Congress.<\/p>\n

In a statement from Russian state-owned State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM) Wednesday, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) Director, Dr. Carlo Arcilla, said the nuclear law “will guarantee the independence of a nuclear regulatory commission separate from the promotion and research thrusts of the PNRI.”<\/p>\n

Arcilla said the agricultural and medicinal fields will also benefit from nuclear energy. But he also pointed out the need to address safety concerns.<\/p>\n

“While nuclear energy applications have largely lifted humankind, safety concerns should not be neglected,” he said, adding the creation of a commission independent of PNRI would promote nuclear safety.<\/p>\n

Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Donato Marcos, who is also chairperson of the Nuclear Energy Program Implementing Organization, said: “The inclusion of nuclear as a potential long-term option for power generation will further diversify the nation’s generation mix.”<\/p>\n

The country’s energy mix is currently composed of coal, natural gas, geothermal, hydropower, oil, wind, solar, and biomass.<\/p>\n

ROSATOM, meanwhile, held a workshop last Monday to present its capability “to support the development of a nuclear power program,” which includes raising public acceptance, human resource development solution, local industry involvement, complex fuel supply solution and nuclear power plant operation and maintenance.<\/p>\n

The Energy Department and ROSATOM signed a Memorandum of Understanding of Cooperation at the sidelines of the 12th East Asia Summit last November.<\/p>\n

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