Indonesia ready to build Nuclear Power Plant

JAKARTA - After discussed in 5 years, the Commission VII of the House of Representatives and the National Energy Council (DEN) finally agreed about the draft National Energy Policy in mid- December 2013 is still constrained nuclear matter.

In the minutes of the meeting , Commission VII of the National Energy Policy approved the government's proposal to article 11 paragraph 3 of the notes will be equated nuclear energy with other energy in the General Plan of National Energy (RUEN).

Minutes dated 21 January 2014 was signed by the Chairman of House Commission VII--Sutan Bhatoegana. Previously, the initial meeting on 16 December 2013, Chief Executive DEN--Jero Wacik said that RUEN will be a government regulation (PP).

In separately, Head of the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten)--As Natio Lasman admitted it has not received the draft RUEN. However, if the pattern is the same as the Presidential Decree number 5/2006 about National Energy Policy , then all of the potential energy gain equal portions, both conventional and renewable energy included in (EBT), including nuclear.

In early December 2013 , the Director of Assorted New Energy and Renewable Energy for Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources DG EBTKE Alihuddin Sitompul explain the government has given a separate portion for nuclear entry in the national energy mix by 6.8 % in 2050.

When later , RUEN has passed into the PP , it is quite possible the first Indonesian NPP will be realized . Because the legal framework for the construction of nuclear power plants had been there. Thus, Indonesia can catch up with countries in Southeast Asia.

As Natio Lasman explained at a meeting mid January 2014 in Thailand about nuclear security, the country of Vietnam said it is in the process of building four nuclear power plants pieces in two locations, where each location will consist of a twin-reactor are expected in 2017 has been in operation producing electricity . " They even had planned to have 20 nuclear power plants by 2030 spread across 10 locations," he said.(*)

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