Russia Awaits Green Light from Indonesia to Build Nuclear Plant
1 September 2016 08:54 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Mikhail Galuzin said Russia is awaiting the readiness of the Indonesian government to build a nuclear power plant (PLTN).
“We have repeatedly made proposals of cooperation on nuclear power plant, and we have often disseminated the advantages of using nuclear energy; anytime Indonesia is ready, we will help,” Mikhail Galuzin said on Wednesday, as quoted by Bisnis.com.
He explained that the cooperation is hampered by Indonesian regulation which has not given a green light for nuclear power development because it is deemed hazardous.
“We have established cooperation with many, such as Japan, China and others, they have no problem with it,” he said.
The ambassador has also appreciated the steps taken by the National Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan) in setting up research on nuclear power plant.
BISNIS.COM