April 4, 2008

This is from the front page of today's Manila Standard Today.

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...In February, Reyes led a planning session for a 20-year energy program for the country, and nuclear power is one of the options being considered.

He downplayed safety issues over the nuclear plant itself because South Korea, where Westinghouse built a plant similar to the Bataan facility, has been operating for 20 years and has been rehabilitated to operate for another 30 years.

"The $2.3-billion loan used to put up the countryÕs nuclear plant was completely settled in April last year," he said.