Nuclear Power Plant Again?
Rotating brownouts in the Philippine archipelago has stirred some speculations and has put some people to push through the creation of nuclear power plants. There are two issues here. One is the creation of nuclear power plants in the Philippines. Second, the real cause of brownouts. The Philippines have one nuclear power plant, completed but never fueled. It was never used because of the strong opposition from the Filipino people for the reason that it poses risk to human life and safety. It was declared 31 years ago as unsafe because of 4,000 defects on design and construction and it sits right on the active volcano. The propose nuclear plant or plants is/are proposed to several place in the Philippines land some considered as safe. However, it should be noted that the country is within the volcanic rim of fire. Those who proposed that the nuclear power plant is one of the cheapest source of energy. There are some issues to be considered such as the nuclear waste, safety from natural...