EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 243
EXECUTIVE
ORDER NO. 243 - CREATING A NUCLEAR POWER STEERING COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the
State to ensure a continuous, adequate and economic supply of energy;
WHEREAS, the need for a stable and reliable energy supply was clearly
illustrated by the country’s experience of the last five years during
which time the bleak energy supply situation caused massive losses in
productivity and jobs;
WHEREAS, it is estimated that known world energy resources may not be
sufficient to support the progress needed to give the growing
population the quality of life it deserves;
WHEREAS, it is estimated that known world energy resources, especially
oil and liquid natural gas, may last only up to the first half of the
next century, and that other sources such as solar are not foreseen to
be major energy contributors in the near future;
WHEREAS, there is a need to abate chemical and particulate emissions
into the atmosphere in order to bring about a cleaner environment;
WHEREAS, nuclear power has been proved by world experience to be a
reliable, competitive, and cost-effective source of energy
supply;
WHEREAS, in the 1995 Philippine Power Development Program there is an
undetermined base load capacity addition of 10,600 megawatts (MW)
between years 2004-2010;
WHEREAS, the inter-Agency Committee tasked to develop a Comprehensive
Nuclear Power Program for the country has determined that nuclear power
is a potentially viable energy source which may be considered to
partially fill the required energy gap;
WHEREAS, the Government has decided to assess the viability of a
nuclear power program, make the consequent decisions, and provide
ongoing support in furtherance of “Philippines 2000”;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. Nuclear Power Steering Committee. — There
is hereby created a Nuclear Power Steering Committee, which shall
provide policies, direction, monitoring, evaluation, and other
functions necessary and appropriate to attain the objectives of the
overall Nuclear Power Program of the country. The Committee shall
prepare the necessary action plans (including proposed time tables) and
work programs. Subject to such guidelines as may be set by the Office
of the President , the Committee shall determine the sources of funding
to carry out its mandate.
This committee is to be composed of the following:
Chairman
— Secretary, Department of Energy (DOE)
Co-Chairman —
Secretary, Department of Science and
Technology (DOST)
Co-Chairman —
Secretary, Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR)
Members —
Secretary, Department of Education,
Culture and Sports (DECS)
— Secretary,
Department of Justice (DOJ)
—
Director-General, National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA)
— Secretary,
Office of the Press
Secretary (OPS)
— President,
National Power Corporation
(NPC)
— Director,
Philippine Nuclear Research
Institute (PNRI)
—
Presidential Assistant, Office of the
President (OP)
— Two (2)
members from the private sector, to
be appointed by the President
The members of the Committee may be represented by an alternate
provided that the Committee Chairman is given prior written notice of
such designation.
The Committee may create such inter-agency subcommittees as may be
necessary to fulfills its mandate, which subcommittees shall include
those enumerated under this Executive Order.
The Committee may also call upon any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the government for assistance. It shall also have
the authority to hire the services of technical consultants of proven
and internationally recognized expertise in nuclear technology as may
be deemed necessary. In this relation, the Committee, through its
appropriate member-agencies, may request the assistance of
international bodies, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency
and the United Nations Development Program, to carry out its
objectives.
The NPC shall provide the administrative and secretariat support to the
committee.
Sec. 2. Siting Study Subcommittee. — The NPC is
hereby ordered to be the lead agency of the Siting Study Subcommittee
which shall include, among its members, representatives from the DENR,
the DOE, the DOST, the OP, and the PNRI. The Siting Study
Subcommittee shall initiate and coordinate the efforts of the
appropriate government agencies in conducting specific studies on
potential nuclear power plan sites nationwide. In this regard, those
sites that will be identified by future siting studies by said
Subcommittee shall be proposed to the Office of the President for
declaration as nuclear energy parks.
Sec. 3. Subcommittee on Radioactive Waste
Management. — The PNRI shall be the lead agency of the Subcommittee on
Radioactive Waste Management in accordance with Republic Act No. 6969.
Said Subcommittee shall have, as its members, representatives from the
DOE, the DENR, the DOST, the NPC, and the OP. It shall study and
identify sites for final radioactive waste disposal, conduct studies on
the development of processes and methods to dispose radioactive waste,
and take a key and active role in the eventual establishment of a
National Radioactive Waste Management Center.
Sec. 4. Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy-Related
Legislation. — The DOJ shall be the lead agency of the Subcommittee on
Nuclear Energy-Related Legislation that shall have, as its members,
representatives from the DECS, the DENR, the DOE, the DOST, the NPC,
the OP, the OPS, and the PNRI. Said Subcommittee shall draft and work
for the passage of the necessary legislation in pursuit of the nuclear
power program. Towards this end, all Subcommittees created under this
Executive Order shall coordinate with and submit their final reports
and recommendations to the Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy-Related
Legislation.
Sec. 5. Subcommittee on Nuclear Manpower
Development Program. — The DOST is hereby ordered to be the lead agency
in the development of a nuclear manpower development program in
collaboration with the DECS, the DOE, the DENR, the NPC, the OP, and
the PNRI.
Sec. 6. Subcommittee on Nuclear Power Public
Education and Information. — The DECS shall be the lead agency of the
Subcommittee on Nuclear Power Public Education and Information that
shall have, as its members, representatives from the DENR, the DOE, the
DOJ, the DOST, the NPC, the OP, the OPS, and the PNRI. Said
Subcommittee shall formulate an effective nuclear power public
education and information program. Said program must include a training
component for science teachers in the high school and college levels.
The Subcommittee shall also work for the inclusion of nuclear-related
subjects in all engineering curriculum, and coordinate with the
University of the Philippines for the revival of the M.S. in Nuclear
Engineering program of the University.
Sec. 7. Research and Development Programs on
Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Fuel Cycles. — The PNRI shall conduct
research and development programs in the field of nuclear safety,
including the establishment of local baseline data on risks of power
generating plants. It shall also conduct research and development
programs on the various facets of the nuclear fuel cycle, including the
resumption of activities on uranium exploration and nuclear fuel
development and fabrication. The PNRI shall be assisted by
representatives from the DOE and NPC.
Sec. 8. Feasibility Study on Nuclear Power Plant
Operation. — The NPC shall undertake a feasibility study for the
construction and operation of the first nuclear power plant under the
Nuclear Power Program and for subsequent nuclear power plants in
consonance with the Power Development Program. It shall be assisted by
representatives from the DENR, the DOST, the OP, and the PNRI.
Sec. 9. Feasibility Studies on Nuclear Reactor
Design Alternatives. — The NPC shall conduct feasibility studies to
determine the appropriate choice of advanced reactor designs, giving
due consideration to safety and economics, as well as to shorter
construction and licensing time. It shall be assisted by
representatives from the DENR, the DOST, the OP, and the PNRI.
Sec. 10. Funds. — The sum of Ten Million Pesos
(P10,000,000.00) is hereby set aside from the Contingency Fund of the
Office of the President for the initial implementation of the Nuclear
Power Program, including the activities of the Nuclear Power Steering
Committee. In this connection, the Committee shall submit a work and
financial plan and the fund shall be released upon the approval of said
plan by the Office of the President. The Committee is also authorized
to get supplemental funds from other agencies and instrumentalities of
the government. Funds for succeeding years shall be determined and
sourced out by the Committee.
Sec. 11. Deadline. — The Steering Committee shall
submit an initial report to the Office of the President within six (6)
months from the effectivity of this Order. The report shall contain,
among others, the action plans, work programs, budgetary requirements,
source of funds, necessary legislation, and other matters necessary in
pursuit of its mandate. Succeeding reports shall be submitted every six
(6) months thereafter.
Sec. 12. Effectivity. — This Order shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 12th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-five.
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