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Govt mulls nuclear power plants in Kalimantan, Bangka-Belitung
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is considering building nuclear power plants in the provinces of Kalimantan or Bangka-Belitung
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he Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is considering building nuclear power plants in the provinces of Kalimantan or Bangka-Belitung.
"Now we are carrying out a feasibility study. At the same time we are educating people about nuclear power," ministry director general of electricity Jarman said in Jakarta on Sunday as quoted by tempo.co.
Kalimantan and Bangka-Belitung were chosen because the two regions were not prone to earthquakes or tsunamis, he said, adding that the feasibility study in Bangka had been completed, while in Kalimantan it was still in progress.
"If the feasibility study in Kalimantan is completed, we will later decide the mechanism of its construction, whether it is entrusted with state-owned electricity company PLN or private companies," Jarman said.
The consideration to use nuclear power was taken because it would be difficult to build a power plant with a combined capacity of 7,000 megawatts per year if it depended only on fossil energy. (hhr)(+++)
