According to PH-US nuclear energy deal to be used in peaceful agri, health projects - DOE | Global News (inquirer.net), according to the Department of Energy (DOE), a new agreement between the Philippines and the United States (US) inked on November 17 is anticipated to harness nuclear energy for a variety of peaceful purposes.
When DOE talks about the "123 Agreement," it means the Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
According to the government, the agreement would allow for nuclear energy collaboration between the two nations, which might be used to initiatives pertaining to health and agriculture.
In addition to using nuclear power to fight climate change, according to PH-US nuclear energy deal to be used in peaceful agri, health projects - DOE | Global News (inquirer.net), DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla says that the new Agreement allows collaboration in a wide range of additional peaceful uses of atomic energy, all of which are supportive of different Sustainable Development Goals.
Plant breeding, animal production, insect pest control, soil and crop management, water usage efficiency, plastic waste disposal, food safety, health, and medicine, according to DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla, will all benefit from the agreement.
Antony Blinken, according to PH-US nuclear energy deal to be used in peaceful agri, health projects - DOE | Global News (inquirer.net), the secretary of the US Department of State, signed on behalf of the US, while the energy secretary represented the Philippines.
On the fringes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in San Francisco, California, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. observed the event.
The Philippines and the US will be able to immediately transmit information, nuclear materials, equipment, and componentry thanks to the 123 Agreement.
Potential nuclear power projects using US suppliers will be introduced under this agreement. According to PH-US nuclear energy deal to be used in peaceful agri, health projects - DOE | Global News (inquirer.net), it took seven months to negotiate the arrangement.
Speakers included the Department of Justice and the Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Nuclear Research Institute.
