Nuclear Program in Indonesia

Nuclear power in Indonesia is the Indonesian program to develop and utilize nuclear science and technology both in the field of non-energy as well as in the field of energy for peaceful purposes. Non-energy utilization in Indonesia has developed quite advanced. While in the field of energy (electricity generation), until 2011, Indonesia is still trying to gain public support, despite being considered the international community that Indonesia is quite capable and it is time to use it.
The development and application of nuclear technology in Indonesia starting from the establishment of the State Committee for Investigation Radioaktivitet 1954. The State Committee has the task of investigating the possibility of radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific.
Having regard to the development and utilization of atomic energy utilization for the welfare of the community, the Government Regulation No. 65 In 1958, on 5 December 1958 and established the Atomic Energy Council of the Institute of Atomic Energy (LTA), which is then refined into the National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan), based on Law No. 31 of 1964 on the provisions of Atomic Energy. Furthermore, each dated December 5, which is a historic date for the development of nuclear technology in Indonesia and set as the day so BATAN.
In subsequent developments, to further improve the mastery in the field of nuclear science and technology, in 1965 inaugurated the first atomic reactor operation (Triga Mark II) in Bandung. Then a row, also built several litbangyasa facilities scattered in various research centers, among others Atomic Energy Research Center market Friday, Jakarta (1966), Atomic Energy Research Center, GAMA, Yogyakarta (1967), and Multipurpose Reactor 30 MW (1987 ) along with supporting facilities, such as: fuel fabrication and research, test reactor safety, radioactive waste management and other nuclear facilities.
Meanwhile the paradigm shift in 1997 stipulated Law 10 About Nuclear Power, among others regulate the separation of implementing elements of the utilization of nuclear energy (BATAN) with elements of nuclear watchdog (BAPETEN).
Nuclear Energy Agency (BAPETEN) was established in 1998. The study of atomic energy started in Indonesia. In addition to producing electricity, nuclear technology is also used for medical purposes, genetic manipulation and agriculture.
Plans for nuclear power programs were discontinued in 1997 due to the discovery of natural gas in Natuna and economic and political crises. But the program is re-run since 2005.
Indonesia stated that, as a signatory of the NPT (Non-proliferation Treaty) and the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the monitoring program will develop the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Therefore, Mohammed ElBaradei was invited to visit the country in December 2006.
Protests against this plan appeared in June 2007 near the Central Java and also a surge in mid-2007.
In March 2008, through the Minister of Research and Technology, Indonesia explained his plans to build four pieces measuring 4800 MWe nuclear power plant (4 x 1200 MWe).
In response to the above article in my opinion, nuclear technology for power generation is very good to save petroleum, very friendly environment is also very efficient. Technology like this is an important discovery that ever existed on earth. Because the Indonesian government seems to really want Indonesia to have nuclear power plants to meet the country's electricity consumption. But if the government has to think carefully about the planned construction of this nuclear power plant? Is impacts caused could be anticipated by the government? Where the radioactive waste will be disposed of?
Actually there are a lot of questions about the impact of the nuclear power plant that I wanted to ask, but here I will discuss the basics only. As we know, Indonesia is an archipelago surrounded by a ring of fire. Yet sophisticated tools that can predict when it will be the fault tectonic plates around the fire ring. If any sudden fracture plate near the location of nuclear power plants and cause earthquakes and tsunami which caused a leak of radioactive as happened in Fukushima, Japan some time ago, if Indonesia is ready to losses caused by the leaking of radioactive?
Japan to build nuclear power plants because they did not have any other alternative energy, while Indonesia has a myriad of alternative energy that has not been exploited by the government. Not to mention the radioactive waste that has a half-life of 24,000 years while earning a nuclear power plant age was 40 years. Who would be responsible for 24,000 years?
Then regarding the building of the former nuclear power plant if Indonesia could pay hundreds trillion just to destroy the former building of nuclear power plants or even later unattended?
Honestly for the problem of building a nuclear power plant in Indonesia, I do not agree with any reason. Indonesia still has the resources or other alternative energies that do not have a lot of disadvantages compared to a benefit that.
Reference :
http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2011/03/18/03544387
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_Nuklir_Indonesia