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Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in Morong, Bataan(Photo courtesy of Philippine Senate) MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) 164 that now includes the potential of nuclear power in the country's energy mix. Released on Thursday, EO 164 was signed by the Chief Executive last February 28. "This policy is the start of the national nuclear power program," said Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Gerardo Erguiza Jr. in a press conference. Under the new policy, it stated that the country "shall ensure the peaceful use of nuclear technology anchored on critical tenets of public safety, national security, energy self-sufficiency, and environmental sustainability". Duterte issued the policy following the recommendation of the Nuclear Energy Program Inter-Agency Committee (NEP-IAC), which conducted a pre-feasibility study and public consultation on the matter. Through EO 164, the Chief Executive has recognized that nuclear power can be a relia

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