Ask Engineers Nuclear Malaysia to Compete

Association of Engineers Indonesia (PII) asked the government to realize a nuclear power plant in Indonesia. This plant needs to hasten it, because neighboring countries like Malaysia and Vietnam has committed to start building it next year.

PII chairman Didu said, many countries have chosen nuclear power plant (NPP) because the energy it produces cheap, efficient, and environmentally friendly. In addition, by building nuclear power plants, the energy it produces can be quite large.

"We've gone too long only plan, but resources are ready. Do not get left behind from Malaysia who plans next year," said said at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Wednesday, December 22, 2010.

According to him, the engineers Indonesia is ready to operate this technology now. Indonesia Engineers ready to help the government to realize this dream.

"If the engineer said not much thinking, too much thinking, death to you, so many are working," says Said berkelalar.

Coordinating Minister Hatta Rajasa key when given a speech, also thanked the support of the engineers Indonesia.

Hatta hopes, the engineers Indonesia in the future, could bring more change will be the use of technology. Currently, Indonesia is lagging behind compared to other countries because of past mistakes that too many rely on natural resources as a source of foreign exchange.

"Consequently, we do not have added value in the country so weak in innovation," said Hatta.

About the construction of nuclear power plants, he said, nuclear is the last option. The government has yet dared to realize, because society's acceptance of the technology is still low. "Socialization we are still lacking, we (engineers) still have much to say to explain their ignorance," said Hatta.

On this day, handing over the award CAFEO (Conference of the Asean Federation of Engineering Organization) from the chairman of the PII Didu at BPPT. Earlier on December 2 last, CAFEO award was given in Hanoi, Vietnam, but the Minister Hatta was unable to attend.

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Build Nuclear Plant Safe Place in RI

The explosion occurred at the nuclear reactor at the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Fukushima make some parties question the plan to build a similar plant in Indonesia. Indonesia is a country with a large earthquake potential and varied, but there is some place safe from earthquakes.

Nuclear experts ITB, Prof.. Dr. Zaki Su'ud describes the aftermath of the Chernobyl incident, earthquake experts revolutionized the design of nuclear plants with high safety standards, due to fears of radioactive contamination from nuclear.

Since then nuclear technology for power generation is growing rapidly. Today nuclear technology for power plants reach the fourth generation, in which case of sabotage against nuclear power then a nuclear reactor would not explode.

The developers are developing a passive reactor nuclear safety that if there are problems in nuclear power plants then the computer will work.

"This is to minimize operator error," Zaki said in Bandung, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. "Operators will not say anything, multiprocessor computers that will respond to and implement the measures taken."

According to him, the NPP is important if the country is willing to implement a cheap alternative energy. Price of electricity generated from nuclear power plants only Rp200 per kilowatt-hour, far when compared with the price of electricity comes from coal plants that reached Rp670 per Kwh. He pointed out how China support the industry by building about 140 reactors, so the electricity in China can be cheap.

For the ideal location of nuclear plant construction, continued Zaki, there are some places that are relatively stable are not shaken by an earthquake. Some areas include Bangka Belitung, Kalimantan, Jepara, and an island in northern Banten.

"It seems most ready to Bangka Belitung, if rejection occurs by the citizens of Jepara. Banten North of the island there are also quite far from the epicenter," he said.

If Indonesia wants to build nuclear power plants, he recommends using the highest security standards. Average potential earthquakes that occurred in Indonesia about 7.0 Rickher Scale, therefore the construction of nuclear plants able to withstand earthquakes up to magnitude 8.5.

There is a fee to be paid more, but not particularly when compared with the security and human safety.

"Indonesia should learn from the case of Chernobyl and Three Mile Island in which ever case of radioactive leaks. Design a powerful nuclear power plant must be engineered to anticipate the worst," he explained.

Meanwhile, experts Geodesy Institute of Technology Bandung, Dr. Irwan Mailano explain the whole territory of Japan is in an earthquake zone, but 40 percent of electricity supplied from nuclear power plants in Japan.

"The principle of building a nuclear power plant have to engineer the design to suit the conditions of the earthquake," he said.

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Germany Will Close Some NPP

The threat of nuclear radiation (radioactive) following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan to bring valuable lessons for Germany. The German government finally shut down several nuclear power plants (NPP), which has dozens of years of operation.

According to The New York Times, the decision was announced German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday. Merkel said that the seven nuclear power plants have been operating since 1980, it will be closed.

Germans do not want to take a risk on the operation of nuclear power plants are still long. Inspection team was immediately formed to ascertain whether the plant should be closed permanently, or can still be improved to ensure that no leak of radioactive when exposed to natural disasters, as happened in a number of nuclear reactors in Japan, as well as from terrorist attacks.

Thus, Germany became the first European countries to close nuclear power plants. At the same time, the EU also decided to re-examine the feasibility of all nuclear power plants are located in the region. The EU has 143 nuclear power plants, spread across 27 countries.

"This is a re-checking of all potential risks after what has happened in Japan," said EU energy Commissioner, Günther Oettinger.

Besides Europe, the United States authorities must now rethink its plans to expand their network of nuclear power plants in the country after witnessing the tragedy in Japan. A number of nuclear power reactors in Japan exploded after suffering damage to the vital after 9 SR rocked by earthquake and tsunami of up to 10 meters.

The situation in parts of Japan is now gripping as the authorities warned the threat of large-scale nuclear radiation caused by acid rain and gusts of wind coming from the reactor site that has been contaminated radiation.

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Indonesia Asked to Not Build nuclear power plants

Development plans Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) by the government of Indonesia must be immediately canceled. Indonesia is considered not ready to handle the problem in case of nuclear leakage.

This was disclosed Iwan Kurniawan, an expert in nuclear physics from Tsukuba Japan in discussions' Anti-nuclear power plant in Indonesia "in Jakarta, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. According to Iwan, Indonesia must learn from the humanitarian crisis in Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant due to the destruction of post-earthquake and tsunami.

Japanese people are currently getting a new threat in the form of radiation induced damage to nuclear power plants. "We're able to baseball. Disaster in Aceh [tsunami] and Yogyakarta [eruption of Mount Merapi] just could not handle. That dust, trash wedhus, look. If nuclear is not visible," said Iwan, Jakarta, Wednesday, March 16, 2011.

From the technology side, Iwan asserted, Japan is very far above Indonesia. However, when faced with the problem of destruction of his nuclear power plant at this time, Japan overwhelmed. Moreover, Indonesia, which according to Iwan, not master the technology, especially nuclear. So it will not be able to cope if a problem occurs.

"Our experience is buying. Do not expect to master the technology if it continues to buy. Indonesia has never developed any technology, do not do research, wants to buy," he said.

Greenpeace activists, Nurhidayati states, many of which praised the standards of safety, discipline and Japan's disaster preparedness through its advanced technologies. Still, the country was still overwhelmed Sakura stop a nuclear disaster that is currently happening.

"How can people believe that what applied to Indonesia will be better or at least the same level of response?" he said.

Nurhidayati actually questioning the 'insistence' Indonesia to build nuclear energy. In fact according to him, Indonesia does not need nuclear energy is sourced from.

"A lot of other resources that can be used as energy for our society. What makes BATAN determined to build nuclear power plants?" he said.

The discussions also, a number of nongovernmental organizations delivering an open letter to President Yudhoyono and several other Southeast Asian heads of state.

In an open letter which was read Nurhidayati, they asked the President to announce the cessation of nuclear reactor construction plans and divert investments for the development of other energy sources affordable and environmentally friendly.

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NPP Power Source Dirty and Dangerous

Nuclear reactors are the source of power, dirty and dangerous. In addition, nuclear reactors will also always potentially result in a fatal combination of human oversight, errors in design and natural disasters.

Therefore, Indonesia must carry out the attack to build a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). However, if fixed memaksanakan, and the journey is a leak, then the effects of radiation caused to befall the neighboring countries.

"For example, the Pacific Islands who want to build nuclear power plants, we saw the wind pattern. If summer she was leaking, the wind direction will be towards the north which is taxable as the ASEAN countries, Singapore and Malaysia, Sumatra definitely taxable. But if the monsoon wind direction to south of the Java and Jakarta who got all the radiation, "says nuclear physicist, Iwan Kurniawan in Jakarta, Wednesday, March 16, 2011.

Experimental Nuclear Physics Doctorate from the University of Tsukuba Japan this view, the desire Indonesia to build nuclear power energy begin just based on geopolitics. That strong defense, a country must have nuclear power. He considered, the strength of a country is not seen from nuclear holdings.

"So now not nuclear era for human nakutin. Should strengthen weaponry, submarines, fighter aircraft. If you do not have guns, but have a nuclear power plant, well, if its nuclear plants under attack, how to protect it," he said.

If based electricity generation, Iwan said the government should be more creative to find other resources of oil substitutes. According to him, bio diesel and bio-fuel is just used as a source of electrical energy.

"Bio diesel someday we will be like Saudi Arabia. Bio diesel from palm oil. Later in time, palm oil will be a prima donna. The whole world will depend on us," he said.

Indonesia should take lessons from a nuclear disaster that struck the Chernobyl NPP, Ukraine in 1986 and faced by Japan today. Because the impact of the devastation wrought by nuclear power is very large. Therefore, he requested that the government immediately stop the planned construction of nuclear power plants.

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Will the Japanese Disaster Threatens Nuclear Industry

The explosion at the reactor first, second, and third at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, Japan, has brought back attention to the viability of nuclear power. The explosion that triggered the failure of the cooling system caused by the earthquake and tsunami, has raised concerns the actors and the nuclear industry investors. No exception, countries that are planning development.

The Japanese government has assured its people that the health hazard posed by the release of radioactive steam was very low. Thick retaining wall reactor seems to be in good condition, so it is not clear impact on health, environment, and the future of the industry.

For decades, Japan's nuclear power safety notes no doubt. In fact, nuclear power proponents often refer to Japan - which is located in the Pacific ring of fire, where earthquakes frequently occur.

Japan considered to have been able to develop a series of good strong nuclear utilization of designing, manufacturing, construction, operation, to maintenance.

Impact on the Nuclear Industry
Concerns over global warming and energy demand in recent years has brought the nuclear revival. A total of 56 nuclear reactors built in 2010, where the Asia Pacific region including China, India, Korea, and Taiwan has more than half of these projects.

Several other countries in the Middle East oil-rich, developing countries in the Region of South Asia and Asia Pacific, as well as developed countries in North America and Europe have developed a serious plan of building nuclear plants.

This shows the future of some players such as nuclear giant Areva, GE-Hitachi, and Toshiba-Westinghouse looks very bright. Other global players including Doosan of Korea, Russia's Rosatom hopes to reach an agreement with local authorities.

However, whether Fukushima disaster threatens global nuclear power plant? Very difficult to assess the impact on the ongoing events. However, some short-term effects may occur, such as:

Review of the safety of all Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) operating, whether they are in an earthquake prone zone or not, tend to be reviewed comprehensively. More risk scenarios, the more the better. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will likely play a major role in this salvation.

The next impact is the cost of insurance. Insurance costs of all matters relating to nuclear power would increase. Consequently increase the cost of electricity.

Plans to build nuclear states, the possibility of much opposition. Germany has announced a delay of three months over his plans. Some countries are also likely to announce nuclear policy review, particularly if the crisis in Japan last long.

The stock market of nuclear technologies and supporting companies also tend to hit big. Shares of General Electric, the supplier of the reactor in Fukushima has decreased significantly.

Another impact is the public perception. Public perception of nuclear power will likely be marred, at least in the short term. This means that governments around the world will suspend nuclear several important decisions, until the news subsided.

Disasters in Japan will encourage the shift of attention to alternative technologies, like hydropower and clean coal. More specifically, the development of clean coal technologies such as Carbon Capture and sequestration (CCS) and Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) would be an advantage.

We have seen the return of the nuclear power industry after Three Mile disaster in the United States and Chrenobyl in Ukraine, although it must go through the long road to recovery phase.

If the Japanese government managed to anticipate the damage and maintain the public trust, it is possible Fukushima nuclear power and global nuclear industry will be able to get through the worst crisis in history.

Conversely, if the situation uncontrollable Fukushima, most likely nuclear industry will experience a shock, at least for the short and medium term.

This crisis will bring some important lessons for the nuclear industry, among which should improve security in the design, operation, and maintenance. The cost of building and operating nuclear plants can be increased significantly, but the industry did not disappear from the market.

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