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Conference Article: Civilian application of propulsion reactor in Indonesia

Abstract

It has been learned that to cope with energy requirement in the remote islands and less developed regions of Indonesia small or very small nuclear reactors producing electricity and/or process heat could be appropriately applied. The barge mounted propulsion power reactors are the attractive examples so far envisioned, and technology information of which is being exposed to the world these last years. The solutions for least maintenance and no on-site refueling, no radioactive discharge, and no radioactive waste to remain in the user country are among the attractions for further deliberations. It has been understood, however, that there are _ many uncertainties to overcome, especially for the developing countries to introduce this novel application. International acceptance is the most crucial, availability of first-of-the-kind engineering, prototype or reference plant that would prove licensibility in the vendor’s country is the second, and economic competitiveness due to very small size is the third among issues to enlighten. The relevant regulations concerning marine nuclear safety, and of marine transportation, and proliferation of information, as well as international forums to justify the feasibility of related transfer of technology are the items that the IAEA could help to provide to smoothen any possible international transaction. Indonesia supports this AGM as one of the appropriate IAEA efforts on this line, and expects from it positive international consensus and possible studies/R&D work that this country could participate

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Reference:

Advisory group meeting on small power and heat generation systems on the basis of propulsion and innovative reactor technologies. Obninsk (Russian Federation) 20-24 Jul 1998

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

IAEA-TECDOC--1172, pp:110-116