Morong bans nuclear facilities

THE Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Council) of Morong, Bataan, has approved on third and final reading the Non-Nuclear Zone Ordinance, prohibiting the establishment, operation and storage of nuclear power facilities and radioactive materials within the municipality. The ordinance was passed on June 22 in Morong, the site of the 621-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), which was completed in 1984 but was never used. It has since become the subject of growing calls for reactivation. The Nucle