BRIN-Undip Gagas Research For PLTN Development

BRIN-Undip Gagas Research For PLTN Development (Between)

SEMARANG - The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) together with Diponegoro University Semarang initiated research on the potential development of nuclear power plants (PLTN) in Indonesia.

"There is no development discourse (PLTN) yet, but this is a new discourse that the Indonesian people should start 'aware' that we need technology to survive," said Member of the BRIN Steering Committee Tri Mumpuni in Semarang, Sunday.

He said this when meeting with Center for Plasma Research researchers at the Undip Faculty of Science and Mathematics (FSM). In 2060, he said, Indonesia is committed to achieving the net zero emission target or net zero net emissions.

"That means we need clean technology. What do you want to use if the total number of'renewable' (newable energy) is not able to meet our needs in 2060?" he said.

According to him, these problems need to be addressed realistically and nuclear should be something that is discussed as a solution.

"In the past (nuclear) was considered taboo, I included opposing (the plan to build PLTN Muria) in 1991. Because I see that there is no technology as secure as technology as it is now," he said.

However, Tri said that currently Indonesia's human resources (HR) are many and qualified in the nuclear field compared to decades ago.

"From the number of human resources, we are much more prepared than in the past, 33 years ago maybe not as many human resources as we have. Now many have studied abroad (out of country), have knowledge. It's a shame if the knowledge is not used," he said.

Therefore, he said, qualified human resources in the nuclear sector needed to be collected to discuss the potential for developing the use of nuclear energy in Indonesia.

"It's a shame all this time if there is great technology, we are just spectators. In the end, it becomes a market and we ourselves don't have the capacity," said Tri.

Chairman of the Center for Plasma Research FSM Undip Muhammad Nur said that Undip universities are at the forefront of studying plasma technology, including the Tokamak Plasma for nuclear fusion reactors.

"If (nuclear) fusion is heavy, Indonesia has not arrived, the world has not yet. But if fission is very possible. Moreover, there is new news about micro fission,'very small' only (capacity) 1-4 MegaWatt. Very small," he said.