Construction on the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant began in 1976 . Following the 1979 Three Mile Island accident in the United States , construction on the BNPP was stopped , and a subsequent safety inquiry into the plant revealed over 4,000 defects ( not confirmed ) . Among the issues raised was that it was built near major faults and close to the then dormant Pinatubo volcano
Three Mile Island accident
Three Mile Island accident
Nuclear power in the Philippines