Walhi calls for rejection of nuclear reactor in Kalimantan

The Indonesian Environment Forum (Walhi) has called on the government and the West Kalimantan people to reject the idea of developing a nuclear reactor in the province.

Hendrikus Adam of West Kalimantan Walhi research and campaign division said nuclear reactors had impacted badly across the globe.

“We must remember that a developed country like Japan still struggled to handle a nuclear leakage,” Adam said. “The safety of a nuclear reactor is not guaranteed by the ability to master high technology.”

The nuclear reactor development idea in West Kalimantan emerged after reports that Serawak may build a nuclear power plant in 2014.