Idled Bataan Nuclear Plant As Philippines Mulls Reviving It To Ease Energy Crunch

A palm scanner inside a security booth at the entrance of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in Bataan, the Philippines, on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. The nuclear power plant on the Philippines western coast has sat idle for nearly four decades, costing billions of dollars and never producing a watt of electricity. Now, its at the center of a debate over whether the nation should finally adopt atomic energy. Photographer: Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg via Getty Images