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A maintenance technician walks along the central control room of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in Morong, Bataan on Sept. 16, 2016. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

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Harlene Delgado

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758847687731171377566148820160916-bnpp-nuclear-jc.webp" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A maintenance technician walks along the central control room of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in Morong, Bataan on Sept. 16, 2016. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE) </strong>— President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has signed a law establishing an independent authority tasked to oversee “safe and peaceful use” of nuclear energy and radiation sources in the country.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/4/2/why-is-southeast-asia-turning-to-nuclear-power-1038">Why is Southeast Asia turning to nuclear power?</a></div><p>Republic Act No. 12305, also known as the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act, will create the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilATOM), a quasi-judicial body with exclusive jurisdiction over nuclear energy regulation. </p><p>“The enactment of the measure reaffirms the government’s commitment to harnessing nuclear science and technology for the benefit of the Filipino people while upholding the highest standards of safety, security, and accountability,” the Presidential Communications Office said in a press release.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/09/29/22/solon-pushes-use-of-nuclear-energy-to-cut-power-rates">Solon pushes use of nuclear energy to cut power rates</a></div><p>The PhilATOM will be mandated to “protect people and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation,&quot; will issue licenses for nuclear-related activities, and ensure compliance with international commitments such as those with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/4/22/nuclear-in-the-electricity-mix-will-prevent-power-shortage-pnri-1634">&#x27;Substantial&#x27; nuclear energy in the electricity mix will prevent power shortage: PNRI</a></div><p>The agency will also regulate the transport, storage, and disposal of radioactive materials and will be responsible for ensuring nuclear emergency preparedness in coordination with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).</p><p>The body will also provide severe penalties, including fines up to P100 million and imprisonment for “violations and unsafe practices.&quot;</p><p>The law also prohibits the “unauthorized siting, construction, operation, commissioning, and decommissioning of a nuclear or radiation facility.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/video/news/11/23/23/pagtatayo-ng-nuclear-facilities-itinutulak-ng-gobyerno">Pagtatayo ng nuclear facilities itinutulak ng gobyerno; grupo nagbabala</a></div><p>It also bars acquisition, production, manufacture, import, export, distribution, sale, transfer, use, storage, or disposal of nuclear or other radioactive materials and the use or testing of radiation generators and radioactive waste management activities.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iWyn7RpE72s?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ET4ggCnS9SM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pvT7FWkSCQ8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The new law sets up the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority, a quasi-judicial body with exclusive jurisdiction over nuclear energy regulation.</p>

The new law sets up the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority, a quasi-judicial body with exclusive jurisdiction over nuclear energy regulation.

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Marcos signs law creating nuclear energy regulator

Harlene Delgado,

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Published September 26, 2025 08:49 AM PHT

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Updated September 26, 2025 10:05 AM PHT

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