Bataan Nuclear Power Plant
The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is a nuclear power plant on the Bataan Peninsula, 100 kilometers (62 mi) west of Manila, Philippines. Completed but never fueled, it is located on a 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) government reservation at Napot Point in Morong, Bataan. It was the Philippines' only attempt at building a nuclear power plant. It was mothballed due to safety concerns in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine in 1986 and issues regarding corruption. The Letter of Instruction No. 957, s. 1979 was signed by the late President Ferdinand Marcos and was published on November 13, 1979, in which it states that the continuation of the construction was not possible due to potential hazards to the health and safety of the public; however, the Marcos administration eventually supported the project.
| Bataan Nuclear Power Plant | |
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The power plant in 2011 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Location | Morong, Bataan |
| Coordinates | 14°37′45″N 120°18′50″E |
| Status | Completed, but never launched |
| Construction began | 1976 |
| Construction cost | over US$2.3 billion |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 621 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |