State power producer PT PLN is ready to go nuclear but has been left waiting for the government’s decision on the issue, an executive says.
PLN director of planning and technology Nasri Sebayang said Wednesday the government was putting its nuclear utilization policy on hold as evidenced in the absence of nuclear energy on the 2009-2018 power generation master plan.
“The master plan refers to the long-term national power generation plan for 2008-2025 which excludes nuclear power as an alternative source of electricity,” Nasri told Antara state news agency on the sidelines of a seminar on nuclear energy in Jakarta.
He said, however, PLN was well-prepared for a policy change that endorsed the operation of nuclear power plants.
PLN, he added, was conducting a continuous study on the utilization of nuclear energy to generate power, taking into account social, political and safety issues, and following new developments in nuclear technology.
The 2007 law on long-term national development planning stipulates that nuclear power plants may be operating between 2015 and 2019, despite the controversy.
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