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The Philippines and United States agreed to train Filipinos how to build and operate nuclear power plants, as the Southeast Asian country seeks to boost its electricity supply.
The announcement comes after Manila and Washington struck a nuclear cooperation agreement that cleared a path for US investment to jumpstart atomic power in the energy-hungry Philippines.
‘Substantial’ nuclear energy in the electricity mix will prevent power shortage: PNRI
The Philippine Department of Energy and the Philippine-American Educational Foundation will offer scholarships and exchange programs for Filipinos to learn about civil nuclear power and renewable energy.
The deal signed in November on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco committed the Philippines to safeguards against the use of transferred nuclear material to produce nuclear weapons.
Known as 123 agreements after their section in the US Atomic Energy Act, the pacts are critical for investment by US nuclear companies, which are wary of running afoul of laws related to proliferation.
As part of its climate goals, the Philippines aims for renewable energy — not including nuclear — to make up 50 percent of its power generation by 2040.
