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To avoid an energy crunch, the Philippines could turn to this ancient, never-used nuclear plant

Officials are studying a revival as a 2024 feasibility review found about a quarter of the plant’s equipment would need replacement, costing about $1 billion.

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SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAANoel Germano leads the way through the dark, airless hallways of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, an isolated compound west of Manila that was meant to be the first source of atomic energy in the Philippines. Instead of the…

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To avoid an energy crunch, the Philippines could turn to this ancient, never-used nuclear plant

There’s no uranium at this 1970s nuclear plant – it never opened. That could soon change as the Marcos government explores solutions in a new era of uncertainty.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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