A subsidiary of United States-based nuclear power plant company ThorCon, PT ThorCon Power Indonesia has a plan to cooperate with State Owned Enterprise to establish a joint operating company in developing Nuclear Power Plant. Chief Operating Officer PT ThorCon Power Indonesia Bob Effendi explained that the effort is carried out to create a transfer of technology.
” We hope that in our journey we will make an operating company with one of the state owned company , so a transfer of technology can be apllied,” said
Bob in Jakarta on December 13 as reported by Kontan.
Bob added his party has delivered a roadmap for the construction of nuclear power plant to The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten).
Based on the plan, Thorcon Molten Salt Reactor 500 MW (TMSR 500) project worth Rp 17 trillion would be able to strat commercial operation.
He reiterated that in the final meeting with the Nuclear Eanergy Regulatory Agency, the agency said there is no issue with Thorcon’s nuclear power plant
road map study. ” Until now, the agency has not seen any issue regarding the schedule,” explained Bob.
The result of the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency ‘s study is estimated to be completed by March 2024. The construction of the power plant will be started in
June 2025.The procurement of the equipment and devices will be done in 2027.Finaly the critical process will be started in 2028.
“It means there will be nuclear reaction there. Then in 2029, we hope that we can secure operational license from the agency,” said Bob.
Then,in 2030 the operation of the first nuclear power plant in Indonesia will begin following the securing of the SLO certificate from Energy and Mineral Resource
Ministry.
Bob explained so far there is no change in the plan in term of investment value and the location of the nuclear power plant.
” We can make sure that the location will be at Gelasa Island in Central Bangka,” he added.
