Philippines, South Korea to Study Bataan Nuclear Plant Rehabilitation

  • Study that begins January will check Bataan plant’s condition
  • Two nations also sign agreements on sea cooperation, tourism

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.

Photographer: Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg
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The Philippines and South Korea agreed to conduct a feasibility study on the possible rehabilitation of the Southeast Asian nation’s mothballed nuclear plant.

The Philippines’ Department of Energy and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding on the study of the plant, located in Bataan north of the capital, on Monday during South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to Manila.