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Jessica Fenol

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MANILA - Meralco said on Tuesday it is almost done with its &quot;feasibility study&quot; for the development of micro modular reactors, or the so-called nuclear batteries.During the company&#x27;s annual shareholders&#x27; meeting, Meralco Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ronnie Aperocho said the study is being conducted with its US-based nuclear company partner.&quot;We&#x27;re already wrapping up the feasibility study,&quot; he said, adding that it involves safety, financial and site selection parameters.&quot;Our goal is to build a micro modular reactor with a capacity of 5 to 15 megawatts and have some sort of a proof of concept that will help us convince the Filipino people that nuclear energy is safe, reliable, cheap and [a] clean source of base load power which our country badly needs,&quot; he added.Meralco Chairman Manny Pangilinan said last year that micro modular reactors are smaller nuclear plants that are meant for island provinces, island cities and data centers, among others. <div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/11/23/mvp-meralco-eyes-small-nuclear-power-plants]https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/11/23/mvp-meralco-eyes-small-nuclear-power-plants">Meralco eyes small nuclear power plants; says to send Filipinos to study abroad</a></div>These are not full-sized reactors like the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Aperocho added that Meralco is also investing in building the capabilities of Filipinos in operating micro modular reactors by providing scholarships focused on nuclear engineering. For the pilot program, he said the company would send 5 Meralco engineers with the intention to add slots for representatives from the government to join academic and internship programs abroad.Meralco said this venture also aims to support the government&#x27;s push to diversify its energy mix.

Meralco said on Tuesday it is almost done with its "feasibility study" for the development of micro modular reactors, or the so-called nuclear batteries.

Meralco said on Tuesday it is almost done with its "feasibility study" for the development of micro modular reactors, or the so-called nuclear batteries.

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Meralco almost done with small nuclear plant 'feasibility study', says official

Jessica Fenol,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 28, 2024 03:55 PM PHT

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