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Conference Article: Recent progress in the feasibility study for the first nuclear power plant in Indonesia

Abstract

The energy consumption in Indonesia has been continually increasing since 1970 at an average rate of approx 10.6%/year. Specifically, for the island of Java, which consumes approx 80% of Indonesia's electricity, the installed capacity by PLN was 6363MW in 1990/91. This has increased by approx 17%/year during the past three years. Additional increase in electrical consumption of the Java-Bali system projects the need for the installed capacity to reach 31,845 MW in 2003/04. In anticipation of this major addition of installed capacity, the government of Indonesia is conducting feasibility studies of the nuclear option as a means of filling the projected deficit or gap where other fuel options are likely to reach their limits. This paper describes the scope of the present feasibility study including energy economics and financing, technical and safety aspects, the fuel cycle and waste management, general management, and site and environmental studies.

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Reference:

Advisory group meeting on non-electric applications of nuclear energy. Jakarta (Indonesia). 21-23 Nov 1995

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

IAEA-TECDOC--923, pp:319-336