A Philippine congressman has carried his country's nuclear ambitions to the heart of American atomic expertise, visiting laboratories, reactor sites, and government offices in a quiet but consequential effort to lay the groundwork for a new energy era. The Philippines, facing rising electricity demand and a complicated history with nuclear power, is seeking to build the legislative, regulatory, and diplomatic architecture that would make atomic energy a genuine option. In the shadow of the long-dormant Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, this delegation represents a nation weighing its past anxieties