PhilippinesNuclear Power Program

Dir. Jesus T. TamangEnergy Policy Planning BureauDepartment of Energy

Technical Meeting on Building a National Position on a New Nuclear Power Program

IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria

24-26 June 2014

How we did it earlier

Basic steps we have taken in developing the first Nuclear Program in the Philippines

a. Saw the need and evaluated its feasibility

b. Required legislations were set in place including membership to IAEA

c. Identified potential sites, technology and fuel providers and other key players i.e. regulator, implementor and operator of the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

d. Official announcement of the program

e. Launch the construction of the NPP

Initial Development Program

1950 Meralco commissioned Gilbert Associates to do a preliminary study on the feasibility of a nuclear power plant. Study concluded that it was not yet timely to undertake the project

1958 Passage of RA 2067 creating the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission

1959 Philippines became a member of IAEA1963 Second pre-investment feasibility study was conducted by

IAEA. Recommended Philippines to seriously consider use of nuclear power and enact legislation for regulation of nuclear power

1965 IAEA Siting Mission identified potential sites for a nuclear power plant

1968 RA 5207 or the Philippine Atomic Regulatory and Liability Act was enacted on June 1968

Initial Development Program

1968 Philippines and United States agreed on July 1968 on the construction of two nuclear power plants and on the long-term supply of enriched uranium

1971 RA 6395 was enacted authorizing National Power Corporation to establish and operate nuclear power plants.

1972 IAEA completed a follow up feasibility study with findings that a. 600 MWe nuclear power plant in Luzon is technically feasible; b. that suitable sites were identified and available (per IAEA Site

Selection Sub-Committee). These sites are (1) Bagac, Bataan (2) San Juan, Batangas (3) Ternate, Cavite (4) Padre Burgos, Quezon and (5) Limay, Bataan.

Initial Development Program

1973 Marcos government announced on July 1973 its decision to build a nuclear power plant to be constructed by Westinghouse

1977 Construction of a 620 MWe Bataan Nuclear Power Plant at was started at Napot Point in Morong, Bataan.

Initial Development Program

Three-Mile Island Accident (1979) Construction was stopped. IAEA

recommended incorporation of additional safety devices

Chernobyl Accident (1986) Newly installed government

decided to mothball BNPP Cabinet Committee was formed

to study options and alternatives Philippine Atomic Energy

Commission reorganized into Philippine Nuclear Research Institute

Shifts in Nuclear Power Program

Pre-Fukushima (2010) Pangasinan Provincial Board

passed resolution inviting government to explore feasibility of locating nuclear power facility within their boundaries

Regional Development Council of Mindnao passed resolution enjoining DOE and DOST to study feasibility of establishing NPP in Mindanao

Inter-agency Survey in 10 cities showed 60 percent of respondents willing to support a nuclear power program

Shifts in Nuclear Power Program

Post-Fukushima

Household Energy

Consumption Survey in 2011

One in three (33%) willing to

support nuclear for power

47 % were undecided about

harnessing nuclear energy

20% were reluctant to support

nuclear for power

Shifts in Nuclear Power Program

Come up with Policy Statement on Nuclear consistent with the Energy Reform Agenda including: Fuel Mix Self Sufficiency Energy Efficiency GHG

Continue Capacity Development

Conduct more IEC

Current Directions

Decide on offers for Bataan

Nuclear Power Plant

Rehabilitate in two years

Convert to Non-Nuclear New

Power Plant i.e. Coal and

Natural Gas

Green Conversion plus

Training Center on Power

Generation and Environment

Current Directions

PhilippinesNuclear Power Program

Dir. Jesus T. TamangEnergy Policy Planning BureauDepartment of Energy

Technical Meeting on Building a National Position on a New Nuclear Power Program

IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria

24-26 June 2014

Primary Energy Mixin MTOE

77,525

2012 2030

Total Energy (MTOE) 42.90 77.53

Self-sufficiency (%) 56.32 52.70

Shares (%)

Renewable Energy (RE) 40.2 37.8

Green Energy (RE + Natural Gas) 48.2 52.8

Fuel Input for Power Generationin MTOE

77,525

2012 2030

Total Energy (MTOE) 21.87 44.58

Self-sufficiency (%) 56.3 72.2

Shares (%)

Renewable Energy (RE) 52.6 54.9

Green Energy (RE + Natural Gas) 67.6 72.9

Fuel for Power wrt Primary Energy Mix 52.4 57.5

2012 Power Generation Fuel Mix

Source GWh % share

Oil 4,254.0 5.83

Hydro 10,252.13 14.06

Geothermal 10,249.99 14.06

Coal 28,264.87 38.76

Natural Gas 19,641.53 26.93

Solar/Wind 76.66 0.11

Biomass 182.82 0.25

Total Generation 72,922.01 100.00

Self Sufficiency % 58.78

Renewable Energy 20,761.60 28.47

Green Energy (RE + Natgas) 40,403.13 55.41

EBT as of July 29, 2013

Source kTOE % share

Coal 6,300.49 29.02

Natural Gas 2,993.47 13.79

Oil-Based 971.25 4.47

Hydro 2,552.64 11.76

Geothermal 8,814.99 40.60

Other RE* 78.21 0.36

Total Input 21,711.06 100.00

Renewable Energy 11,445.85 52.72

Green Energy (RE + Natgas) 14,439.32 66.51

*biomass, solar, wind, etc

EBT as of July 29, 2013

2012 Power Generation Mix