Once shelved after the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant controversy, it has once again returned to the national conversation. At the same time, he assured the public that any pursuit of nuclear energy would be guided by safety and informed public participation. Effective regulation of an industry as technically complex and potentially hazardous as nuclear power demands decisions anchored on science, professional competence, and public safety rather than political expediency or commercial interests. It simply ensures that if the nation decides to embrace nuclear power, it does so within a legal framework founded on science, accountability, and public safety. It must inspire confidence that progress and public safety can, and must, go hand in hand.