Where are the detailed economic and financial studies of the rehabilitation, operation, decommissioning and nuclear waste disposal?
Initial estimates of nuclear plant costs have always tended to be under-estimates. This was true not only of the BNPP but of many other nuclear plants as well. We want the public to be given time to carefully analyze these studies and the impact of the costs on electricity prices. Asked directly by Rep. Edcel Lagman, Rep. Cojuangco could only cite the old Marcos-era feasibility studies and Wikipedia articles. 3. Where are the updated electricity demand projections that take into account the global recession is just beginning and whose end is not yet in sight? No detailed demand projections were given in the proposal at all, just a questionable assertion than we will have a 3,000 megawatt shortfall by 2012. We do not want to repeat our bad experience of paying IPPs through the nose for the capacity and later not using this capacity we are paying for. 4. Where are the cost comparisons with options like solar power, wind, microhydro, geothermal, energy efficiency and other renewable appro
