Indonesia says it could have underground nuclear power plant within 10 years

[Turborama]

Source: ABC

Indonesia has raised the prospect of having an underground nuclear power plant within 10 years.

With about 250 million residents spread across a sprawling archipelago, reliable power supply is still a problem for the world's fourth most populous country.

Indonesian vice president Jusuf Kalla admitted there was resistance to the idea of nuclear power in Indonesia but said it could happen in the next decade.

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Indonesia sits along three different tectonic plates and is subject to frequent earthquakes.

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-15/indonesia-considers-underground-nuclear-power-plant/6393088

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[hobbit709]

1. Like underground would make it safer?

Top 10 Stupid Idea there.

[cosmicone]

2. They won't build the nuclear power plants on the lower chain

The plant will probably be located in Borneo which is part of a different land mass and has very stable bedrock.

[Alkene]

3. Does that place them on the "Axis of Evil" list,

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because it is sometimes difficult to tell whether a country is using its reactors for power production, or for weapons production.

Boycott, sanctions, blockade, surgical air strikes, invasion, occupation?

[davidpdx]

4. No, we have a fairly stable relationship with Indonesia.

Still nuclear power is a bad idea. I know someone who lives there and is an engineer. The next time I talk to her I will ask her what she thinks.