Meralco to study use of nuclear 'batteries'

By The Manila Times

Nov 17, 2023 12:33 am

MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) has inked a deal with a US company to study the deployment of small nuclear reactors, also called fission or nuclear 'batteries,' as a means of addressing rising energy demand in the Philippines.

The agreement with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC) was signed at the sidelines of the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in California, the company announced on Thursday.

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