Novovoronezh nuclear power plant in Russia (Photo: Sputnik) Jakarta (VNA)- Russian nuclear power generating company Rosatom is ready to build a nucleartechnology and science research center in Indonesia, Antara News reported.
The two sides havediscussed details about the plan to build the nuclear research center called theBuluminung Nuclear Industry-Science Technopark in the Buluminung IndustrialEstate in the district of Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan.
The project wasplanned by the East Kalimantan provincial administration and the NationalNuclear Energy Agency (Batan).
A survey has also beencarried out to prepare a report of a feasibility study for the project. ThePenajam Paser Utara district administration is to provide a land plot of atleast 20 hectares for the BNI-STP project.
Earlier, CoordinatingMinister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan said Rosatom offered to developturnkey nuclear power plants in Indonesia in regions where there is no threatof earthquake, such as Bangka in Sumatra and East Kalimantan.
Rosatom is able to built power plants that had capacities of more than 1,000megawatts, however, the process will take 10 years, the Minister said, addingthat Indonesia has not decided on anything yet.
State-owned electricity company PLN has said that nuclear energy will be thelast resort for electricity procurement, but development of nuclear energy mustbe considered if renewable sources like water, wind, geothermal, solar andbiomass failed to meet the target. - VNA
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