The residents of Ongkharak share one wish [and a plea to the powers-that-be] that there will be no nuclear reactor in their hometown. After years of protracted scandals, in 2006 the OAEP eventually shelved the 10-MW nuclear reactor project at Ongkharak (intriguingly the same year when TINT was established). Prior to the decision to halt the project in 2006, OAEP had already paid GA about 1.8 billion baht. Meanwhile, GA requested OAEP to increase the budget from 3.3 billion baht in 1997 to 6.8 billion baht in 2001. Even at that, the total budget would still be far smaller than the pricey nuclear reactor scheme.

Source: Bangkok Post September 26, 2020 01:18 UTC