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3 bishops oppose revival of nuke plant

3 bishops oppose revival of nuke plant By Dona Pazzibugan, Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
  01/24/2009

MANILA, Philippines—Three Catholic bishops are opposing the proposed revival of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, citing safety hazards and waste of scarce government resources.

“With so much to be spent for its rehabilitation, is this the time to revive this folly of Marcos corruption?…………………………….

Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz, the first of the bishops to oppose the plan, cited the danger of improper disposal of nuclear waste.

If the government wants to revive the nuclear power plant, it should first answer the “most important of all questions”—how it would dispose of the nuclear waste, he said.

Cruz said all countries that operate nuclear power plants consider the disposal of nuclear waste a “big and deep dark national secret.”

Villegas, former aide to the late Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin, a leading light of the anti-Marcos movement, recalled how the construction of the Bataan nuclear power plant was attended by many irregularities.

“It stands as a mute witness of abominable greed and corruption and as a reminder to all Filipinos that such deeds that only bring untold suffering should never again be foisted on our country,” said Villegas.

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January 24, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized